ECCB 2025-2026 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2025 - 2026

Areas of Focus: 2026-2027

Governance and Meetings Management The Bank will host and support key regional meetings and statutory engagements, including: ; Change of Chairmanship of the Monetary Council (July 2026, Commonwealth of Dominica) ; Meeting with ECCU Police Commissioners (July 2026) ; 4 th Regional Central Bank Communication Directors’ Conference (September 2026) ; Ongoing statutory, consultative, and networking meetings across the ECCU Internal Audit and Assurance Activities The Bank will seek to strengthen organisational effectiveness through various initiatives. Process Improvement and Assurance ; Inaugural Process Improvement Review (Human Resource Department) ; Additional Process Improvement Review ; Internal Audit Quality Assessment Self Review Continuous Assurance Activities ; Spot checks across: ; Human resource processes ; Information technology operations ; Procurement systems ; Conducted at regular intervals throughout the financial year Through these initiatives, the Bank aims to: ; Strengthen institutional resilience and effectiveness ; Enhance governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks ; Improve operational efficiency and business continuity ; Deepen stakeholder engagement and

regional collaboration ; Build a strong, agile, and high-performing organisational culture Collectively, these efforts will reinforce the Bank’s role as a modern, responsive, and accountable institution, fully aligned with the objectives of the 2026–2031 Strategic Plan and the broader “Big Push” transformation agenda. Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solution Implementation ECCB will migrate from its legacy Document Management solution to an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution. The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution will improve operational effectiveness through centralised enterprise content, workflow automation, and integration with core business systems. Microsoft 365 Implementation ECCB will transition to the Microsoft 365 platform, which will enhance operational efficiency, scalability, cybersecurity and collaboration. Currency Management Building on the progress achieved in 2025-2026, the Bank will continue to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen currency integrity, and modernise key processes. Focus for 2026 2027 will center on the introduction of the new EC currency, advancing forecasting capabilities through data analytics, and further development of the coin redemption strategy. In addition, work will commence on the implementation of a new vault management system, supporting more efficient and resilient currency operations across the ECCU.

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