Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 2024-2025 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - 2025

Children’s Library Hour – Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis The Children’s Library Hour was designed to introduce children aged five to 12 to the world of investing. Held in a warm, interactive setting at the Charles A Halbert Public Library in Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, the session transformed a traditionally adult topic into a fun and engaging learning experience for young minds. The area of focus: From Savers to Investors was broken down into age-appropriate concepts using stories, games and interactive exercises to which children could easily relate. The session aimed to lay a strong foundation for financial literacy from an early age. The facilitators used visual aids, storytelling, and interactive activities to help children grasp the basics of howmoney works, the idea of setting goals, and the importance of making smart choices. Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance

The Children’s Library Hour successfully combined education and entertainment, making it clear that it is never too soon to start learning about money. By planting the seeds of financial knowledge early, the event supported FIM Festival’s broader goal of fostering a financially perceptive generation from the ground up.

Financial Knowledge Competition - Commonwealth of Dominica Fifty students from the Dominica State College took up the challenge to demonstrate their knowledge of FIM and basic financial matters, via the FIM Kahoot Game on 16 October 2024. Garrick Coipel (1 st place), De-Andre Phillip (2 nd place), and Sky Bully-Casimir (3 rd place),

exhibited knowledge and speed to win prizes and bragging rights!

During the event, FIM partners also delivered presentations on their products and services and encouraged the students to open an account, save and start their financial journey.

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The objectives of the event were to increase financial awareness of the students, promote FIM partners’ products, engage students, have fun and give the students an opportunity to win cash prizes.

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