ECCB 2016/2017 Annual Report

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ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH The ECCB’s community outreach initiatives are designed to foster development within the ECCU through advocacy and support, capacity building, collaboration and information sharing. 21 st Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture “The Gig Economy, Secular Stagnation and Sir Arthur Lewis”

This year, a Question and Answer segment was added, giving the audience the opportunity to engage the lecturer after his presentation. Following the lecture, Governor Antoine, presented the 8 th Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Book Award to Mr Nigel Scott, Principal of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College. The book award is presented annually in alphabetical order to a selected college in the respective ECCB member country. This gesture accords the college the opportunity to select publications for its library collection.

Professor Avinash Persaud delivers the 21 st Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture - 9 November 2016

Professor Persaud engages in discussion with high school students after the lecture

Professor Avinash Persaud, non-executive Chairman of Elara Capital PLC and Intelligence Capital Ltd in the UK and Emeritus Professor of Gresham College, UK delivered the 21 st Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture at Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium, ECCB Headquarters on 9 November 2016. In his lecture, Professor Persaud articulated how the ideas of Sir Arthur Lewis laid the foundation for understanding global development in the 21 st Century and the new gig economy. The lecture gave insights into how what are often seen as current events, were foretold in Sir Arthur Lewis’ tale of growth under

Governor Antoine, presents the 8 th Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Book Award to the Mr Nigel Scott, Principal of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College