ECCB 2022-2023 Annual Report and Financial Statements

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Annual Report 2022 - 2023

Financial Information Month (FIM) Festival The FIM Festival Partners coordinated and successfully executed activities for the 2022 FIM Festival, engaging residents and citizens of the ECCU on the broad area of focus: Wealth Creation. Planning Committees in the ECCB member countries developed country-specific sub-themes and convened various initiatives designed to guide individuals on the pathway to personal financial resilience. These sub themes included: 1. Plan to Un-Plan: it is important to plan but because no one is in total control of what is happening socially, financially or economically, it is important that plans are flexible. 2. Working for You Means Working for all: Benefits of Entrepreneurship: The benefits of entrepreneurship extend beyond the owners and the businesses they establish. 3. Grow Your Wealth! Protect Your Financial Health: Talking About Investments in Securities: Investing in securities can provide another source of income, fund retirement, or even get people out of a financial emergency. 4. Financial Awareness: Minding Your Social Media Business : In today’s commercial environment, social media can cut both ways in the success of a business. 5. Finding the Balance: A Healthier Wealthier YOU Depends upon YOU: One of the most valuable life goals is to achieve the right balance of a

physical, social, mental and financial lifestyle. 6. We Grow Together: Building Bridges to Financial Success : The total growth of a business, leading to its success, is the sum of many parts. These parts are connected on various levels, from foundation to the pinnacle of financial success. ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition Two students from the Commonwealth of Dominica captured the top spots in the 2022 ECCB and the Regional Security System – Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) Creative Youth Competition, which focused on poetry. Carlisa George of the Portsmouth Secondary School emerged winner in the 13-16 age group, while Asaiah Yankey of the Academic School of Learning won in the 17-19 age group. The Head Judge of the 13-16 category said that the creativity and thought displayed by the students were superb and that the future of Caribbean poetic expression was in good hands. The 2023 competition was launched in September 2022 with a focus on Song Writing. Eligible secondary schools and community college students in the ECCU were invited to submit their entries and a video performance of their song on one of the following topics: ; Social Media Influencing Our Behaviour; ; Rearrange to Address Climate Change; and ; Make Food Security Our Priority.

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