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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Nov 04 2015 – Senior officials from commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions which operate within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the wider Caribbean will examine the link between soundness in the banking sector and economic growth when they meet for the 26th Annual Conference with Commercial Banks at the ECCB Headquarters, St Kitts and Nevis, on 5 and 6 November.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) began hosting the annual conference with commercial banks in 1990. The conference serves as a forum for discussing issues which are critical to the development of the region’s financial and banking sector.
The theme of this year’s conference is: “Bank Soundness and Macro-Economic Stability”.
The Annual Conference with Commercial Banks will be preceded by the 20th Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture. Mr Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at The World Bank will present the lecture on 4 November at the ECCB Headquarters.
