ECCB 2016/2017 Annual Report

ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2016/2017

s part of the initiative to forge consensus on a plan

of action for addressing growth, competitiveness

and employment in the ECCU, the inaugural ECCU

Growth Dialogue With Social Partners was convened

at the ECCB Headquarters in St Kitts and Nevis on

1 March 2017.

The objectives of the Growth Dialogue were to inter

alia:

•

Address the economic decline in the ECCU over

the last two decades and establish a pathway

to the ECCU’s pre-crisis economic performance

levels;

•

Encourage

active

participation

from

social partners including: governments,

representatives of opposition parties, trade

and labour unions, civil society organisations,

youth, churches, and the private sector,

through representative organisations, to

identify key challenges presently faced and

identify opportunities which can be prioritised

to formulate an ECCU Growth Action Plan;

•

Develop a framework and methodology for

implementing the Growth Action Plan for the

countries of the ECCU; and

•

Establish a process for monitoring, evaluating

and reporting on the implementation of the

Growth Action Plan.

Two plenary panels, comprising (i) social partners and

(ii) development partners, examined the theme from

different perspectives. Following the presentations,

the participants worked in nine break-out groups to

discuss the constraints and possible opportunities

relating to inclusive growth in the ECCU. They then

identified the key components of the Action Plan for

implementation across the sub-region.

ECCU Growth Dialogue With Social Partners

Working Together to Achieve Higher and More Inclusive Growth in the ECCU