ECCB 2017-2018 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

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ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018

» » The ECCB launched its new and improved website on 2 August 2017. The new website, which features user-friendly interfaces, is one of the organisational effectiveness initiatives under the Bank’s strategic priorities, to improve citizen engagement and stakeholder relations. » » The ECCB’s Strategic Plan 2017-2021 was launched on 3 October 2017. The Plan, which is themed: Transforming the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union Together , focuses on goals that are deemed relevant to address, more strategically, the expectations of stakeholders in relation to socio-economic transformation. The Plan also provides a roadmap for the ECCB to bolster its organisational culture, structure and strategic outputs, while re-energising its thrust towards deepening stakeholder engagements and advancing a results-oriented performance culture. » » The ECCB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Barbados-based Bitt Inc, on 9 March 2018 to conduct a Financial Technology pilot on blockchain technology in the Bank’s member countries. The pilot aligns with the Bank’s Strategic Plan, supporting Goals One and Two: (1) To maintain a strong and stable EC dollar , and; (2) Ensure a strong, diversified and resilient financial sector . » » The ECCB hosted the 12 th Intra-Regional Central Bank Games, a biennial sporting event for CARICOM central banks. Held under the theme: Embracing Competition, Creating Bonds , the games spanned the period 29 March - 2 April 2018 and brought together management and staff of eight central banks to engage competitively, while forging alliances. The ECCB last hosted the games in 2001.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

View Scenes from 12 th Intra-Regional Central Bank Games