ECCB
ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015
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EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK
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Business Networking – Pooling Ideas and
Finances to Achieve Global Competitiveness
by Mr Melvin Edwards, Regional Business
Consultant and international credit union
specialist, Saint Lucia; and
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Bouncing Back From Set Backs and Failure,
a
panel discussion led by Mr Neil Owen, Director
of Sales and New Business Development,
Consolidated Systems and Supplies, St Kitts
and Nevis and Mr Lennox Lampkin, Farmer
and Former Managing Director of the Chamber
of Industry and Commerce, St Vincent and the
Grenadines.
FIM forms part of the ECCU public education
programme which is coordinated by the ECCB in
collaboration with over 140 FIM partners across the
ECCU including financial institutions, government
ministries, the media and community groups.
Stakeholder Capacity Building
Initiatives
The ECCB conducted workshops, seminars and
presentations on a wide array of topics which were
designed to help build capacity through various
avenues. The following were conducted:
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Youth symposium on Business Innovation
Workshop for High School Students;
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Train the Trainers Workshop for Financial
Practitioners on Competitiveness in the
Financial Services Sector;
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Train the Trainers Workshop for Teachers on
Business Competitiveness; and
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Customer Relationship Management Workshop
for financial service providers hosted in
partnership with Quintessence Consulting and
Arcos Technologies Inc.
Financial and Business Training
In June 2014, the ECCB piloted the Small Business
Workshop Part II with a view to continuing to enhance
the competitiveness of micro and small business
owners in the region. The workshop, which focuses on
Business Innovation, Best Practices, Competitiveness
and ICT, complements its predecessor in providing
practical, real-world information on how to build a
successful, profitable and dynamic small business.
Part I of the workshop was launched in 2012 and
focused on Business Planning, Creative Thinking,
Marketing and Financial Management.
Additionally, throughout the financial year the ECCB,
in collaboration with key stakeholders, made several
media presentations that serve as platforms to engage,
inform and educate the public on financial, business,
economic and entrepreneurial matters. Those
initiatives played a valuable role in the continued
development of the framework and architecture of the
region’s economic system.
The ECCU Mentorship School
Programme
A new initiative, the Grade Six Transition Session,
was implemented as part of the ECCU Primary
School Mentorship Programme. The session was
held via videoconference and allowed the Grade Six
students from across the ECCU to interact with each
