Background Paper - 4th Growth and Resilience Dialogue

Contents Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................................. i Contents ............................................................................................................................................................ii Summary ..........................................................................................................................................................iii  Section 1  1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Aim and Objectives of the Growth and Resilience Dialogue........................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem and Definition of Key Terms................................................................. 2 1.3 Outline of the Background Paper .................................................................................................... 3  Section 2  2 The ECCU Growth Story .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Development History ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Major Trends in the Recent ECCU Growth Story ............................................................................ 6  Section 3  3 Innovating the ECCU ............................................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Digital Economy ............................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Payment Systems............................................................................................................................. 8 3.3 Renewable Energy ........................................................................................................................... 9 4 Concluding Remarks and Reforms for Consideration........................................................................... 10 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................... 11

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