Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 2024-2025 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - 2025

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Youth Symposium – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The FIM partners in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hosted a National Youth Symposium on 15 October, 2024. The main objective of the event was to build capacity among the youth to enable access to and application and utilisation of investment opportunities available in the ECCU. The session also followed global investment trends and various investment options ranging from real estate to cryptocurrencies. The60participantscomprisingsecondaryandcollegestudents,wereexposedtopresentations on various investment opportunities from real life practitioners and participated in exercises where the top three were awarded the opportunity to invest in mutual funds. Treasure Your Future: A Financial Quest - Antigua and Barbuda This fun event was designed to empower participants with basic knowledge about financial investing and encouraging them to move from savers to savvy investors.

The intention was for participants to receive financial tips, explore various products and services offered by participating institutions that encourage saving and investing, and understanding basic financial calculations.

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Whether participants were new to finance or experienced investors, the scavenger hunt provided the perfect opportunity to learn and grow in a dynamic and interactive way! Thirty two teams, comprising three to five members, of all ages, participated.

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