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Social partners from across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) will gather at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) headquarters in St Kitts and Nevis on
1 March for a Growth Dialogue which seeks to forge consensus on a plan of action for addressing growth, competitiveness and employment in the ECCU.

 

At its 86^th Meeting in October 2016, the ECCB Monetary Council approved the convening of the Growth Dialogue which will be held under the theme: Working Together to Achieve Higher and More Inclusive Growth in the ECCU.

 

Governor of the ECCB, Timothy N. J. Antoine says, “the Growth Dialogue creates a unique opportunity for social partners to engage the Monetary Council, the highest decision making body of the ECCB, on the all-important issue of economic growth.”

 

The forum will comprise the ECCB Monetary Council, Leaders of Opposition, the ECCU Financial Secretaries, ECCB management and staff along with representatives from:

• Trade and Labour Unions;
• Chambers of Industry and Commerce;
• Civil Society;
• Christian Council;
• Caribbean Development Bank;
• The World Bank;
• The OECS Commission; and
• Youth Organisations.

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They are expected to:

• Chart a sustainable way forward for growth, competitiveness and employment;
• Engage in meaningful discussions and prioritisation of the key components for the piloting of a growth action plan;
• Agree on an approach to the strategic management of the results from the Growth Dialogue; and
• Concur on a feedback mechanism for the monitoring and reporting to the principal organs of the OECS Authority and the ECCB Monetary Council.

 

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