ECCB 2016/2017 Annual Report

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ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017

b. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); c. Economic Statistics; d. Financial Sector Development; e. Economic Union: Single Financial Space; f. Fiscal Policy; g. OECS Development Strategy;

h. Trade Policies; i. Social Statistics; j. Communication; and k. Private Sector Development.

OECS BUSINESS COUNCIL (OBC) The OECS Business Council (OBC), which was incorporated in St Kitts and Nevis in 2012, was established to serve as a representative body for the private sector in the OECS. During the year, the ECCB continued to provide administrative and technical support to the OBC. The OBC partners with the OECS Commission and the ECCB on issues affecting the private sector in the ECCU, with the goal of finding solutions that would facilitate growth.