Sir. Simmonds congratulates the ECCB
Former Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Rt. Excellent and the Rt. Hon. Dr. Sir Kennedy Simmonds has congratulated the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank for its 36 years of contributing to the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union.
Sir Kennedy who is one of only two surviving signatories to the ECCB Agreement commended the work on the work it has done since the signing of the agreement in 1983.
Sir Kennedy said the ECCB continues to be a facilitator of economic growth within the ECCU.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank was officially commissioned on October 1, 1983, replacing the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority.
The agreement establishing the ECCB was signed on July 5th 1983 in Trinidad and Tobago.