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ECCB and Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit host Creative Youth Poetry Competition
By Shermalon KirbyActing Director, Corporate Relations Department, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Thursday, September 30, 2021 — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) announce 2021-2022 Creative Youth Competition with a focus on poetry. The ECCB/RSS-ARU…
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Bitt develops world’s first Central Bank Digital Currency in a Currency Union
31st March 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados – On 31 March 2021, ‘DCash’, designed and developed by international fintech company Bitt in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), became the world’s first retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to be publicly issued within a…
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ECCB launches ECCU Public Debt and Market Information Web Portal
By Elizabeth Wayland Senior Corporate Relations Officer, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ECCB an Institution of the OECS Monday, July 29, 2019 — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) launched the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Public Debt and Market Information Web…
ECCB to issue world’s first blockchain-based digital currency
From ECCB The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Barbados-based fintech company, Bitt Inc. (Bitt) have signed a contract to conduct a blockchain-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The watershed contract…
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Conduct pilot for upcoming launch of digital asset
By Rishma Banerjee From BTC Wires According to recently published reports, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is all set to conduct a pilot for a blockchain-based central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a preparatory move for its full rollout as a…
Labour relations expert warns of fallout from attempts to block Scotia sale
By Antigua Observer A long serving CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Employers Federation said there would be serious consequences if the Government of Antigua and Barbuda continues to block the sale of the local assets and operations of Scotiabank…
Leader of the Opposition tells lie on the ECCB in the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS TELLS LIE ON ECCB; TRUTH NOW REVEALED AND CORROBORATED BY CENTRAL BANK’S WEBSITE December 13th, 2018 During his presentation in the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly Chambers today, Thursday, December 13th, 2018, Opposition Leader…
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Former PM takes issue with St Lucia government accountability and ECCB monetary council
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — During the parliamentary session in Saint Lucia on Tuesday, when numerous motions and bills were tabled and passed, including additional borrowing in excess of EC$200 million and to authorise…
ECCB celebrates 35th Anniversary
Address by Timothy Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Tuesday, October 2, 2018 — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is celebrating 35 years of existence, 35 years of service and, most importantly, 35 years of monetary…
PM Mitchell assumes Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council
From The New Today Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell is back for another one-year stint as Chairman of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) which is rotated annually among the respective Ministers of Finance in the…
