Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is the central bank for the Eastern Caribbean dollar and is the monetary authority for the members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), with the exception of the British Virgin Islands and Martinique. Two of its core mandates are to maintain price and financial sector stability, by acting as a stabilizer and safe-guard of the banking system in the Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union (OECS/ECCU.) [2]

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Headquarters	Basseterre, St. Kitts
Established	October 1983
Ownership	100% state ownership[1]
Governor	Timothy Antoine
Central bank of	OECS Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Currency	Eastern Caribbean dollar XCD (ISO 4217)
Reserves	1 560 million USD[1]
Website

It was founded in October 1983 with the goal of maintaining the stability and integrity of the subregion's currency and banking system in order to facilitate the balanced growth and development of its member states.

The bank is headquartered in Basseterre, St. Kitts, and is currently overseen by Mr. Timothy Antoine, the Bank Governor. Prior to assuming his post in February 2016, the bank was overseen by the late Sir K. Dwight Venner. [3]

In early 2015, the bank announced plans to phase out the production of the 1 and 2 cent pieces. The date was finalised as July 1, 2015. When a motive was sought, it was stated that it takes about six cents to make one cent pieces and about eight cents to make a 2 cent piece.

Governors

• Sir Cecil Jacobs, 1973 to 1989[4]
• Sir K. Dwight Venner, 1989 to 2015[4]
• Timothy Antoine, since 2015

See also

Eastern Caribbean dollar (EC$) Economy of the Caribbean Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean Currencies of the British West Indies List of banks in the Americas List of countries by leading trade partners List of countries by public debt

List of countries by credit rating List of Commonwealth of Nations countries by GDP List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP growth List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (nominal) List of Latin American and Caribbean countries by GDP (PPP) List of countries by tax revenue as percentage of GDP List of countries by future gross government debt

References

1. https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34
2. Schipke, Alfred; Cebotari, Aliona; Thacker, Nita (2013). The Eastern Caribbean Economic and Currency Union: Macroeconomics and Financial Systems. International Monetary Fund. p. 381. ISBN 9781475577693. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
3. "About the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank". www.eccb-centralbank.org. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
4. https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/p/former-governors-and-deputy-governors

External links

• Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Web site