ECCB 2025-2026 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2025 - 2026

Areas of Focus: 2026-2027 G uided by its 2026–2031 Strategic Plan, “The Big Push: Collective Action for Shared Prosperity in the ECCU”, the Bank will prioritise a comprehensive set of initiatives aimed at strengthening financial stability, enhancing data systems, modernising regulatory frameworks, and advancing inclusive economic growth across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). Preserve Financial Stability In alignment with the Bank’s 2026–2031 Strategic Plan, “The Big Push: Collective Action for Shared Prosperity in the ECCU,” the ECCB will continue to advance a comprehensive set of initiatives aimed at safeguarding financial stability across the ECCU. These efforts will focus on strengthening financial infrastructure, enhancing regulatory and supervisory frameworks, improving data quality, and advancing legislative reforms.

Establishment of the ECCU Credit Bureau The Bank will focus on advancing the Credit Bureau to full operational status across all eight member states. This will be achieved through the onboarding and activation of all remaining credit unions, development banks, hire purchase companies and other designated Credit Information Providers (CIPs), alongside continued participation of banks, ensuring that credit information is both widely shared and actively utilised within the financial system. The full participation of financial institutions will strengthen the effectiveness of the Credit Bureau by improving the availability and use of credit data in lending decisions. This is expected to contribute to: ; Faster and more efficient loan processing; ; Improved risk assessment by lenders;

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