ECCB 2025-2026 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2025 - 2026

Strategic Achievements 2025-2026

8 May 2025 – Citizens and residents across the ECCU, who experienced challenges in opening a bank account, were given the opportunity to open a basic savings account at financial institutions within the region. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) collaborated with the ECCU Bankers Association and the Ease of Account Working Group on this joint initiative to improve access to banking services, facilitate the ease of opening accounts within the formal financial sector, promote financial inclusion and improve the ease of doing business in the ECCU. 17 July 2025 – Eastern Caribbean countries signed a ground breaking, multi million-dollar financing agreement with The World Bank under the Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility (RREIIF) , paving the way for increased energy security, reduced energy costs, improved global competitiveness, innovation and climate resilience in the ECCU. RREIIF is a regional World Bank-financed initiative developed under the leadership of the ECCB in partnership with ECCU member governments. It is the first energy facility in the Caribbean designed as a regional platform to deliver utility-scale renewable energy through cross-country project aggregation, joint procurement, and structured de-risking. 17 September 2025 – The Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility (RREIIF) won the 2025 Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) Industry Awards’ Best/Most Innovative Financing category. The CARIF Industry Awards, which recognise outstanding infrastructure projects and programmes that are transforming the Caribbean. 17 October 2025 - The ECCB hosted its inaugural Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) Conference over the period 16 - 17 October at ECCB Headquarters, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis.

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