AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoECCB Currency Union Leadership: The ECCB Monetary Council chairmanship shifts on 9 July from Antigua and Barbuda’s Gaston Browne to Dominica’s Dr Irving McIntyre, with a handover ceremony in Dominica at 5:00 p.m. that also spotlights a redesigned family of EC banknotes and coins. Regional Economic Policy: The same week, the 113th Monetary Council meeting in Dominica will hear the ECCB Governor’s report on monetary, credit and financial conditions and discuss the “Big Push” agenda, including digital transformation, financial inclusion, tourism, and the CARICOM payments push. 50 Years of the EC Dollar Peg: ECCB marks the 50th anniversary of the EC dollar’s fixed exchange rate to the US dollar, a stability milestone credited with helping keep inflation low and supporting trade and investment. Anguilla & Regional Governance: Anguilla’s House of Assembly Speaker Dennis Lister attended the Overseas Territories Speakers and Clerks conference, focusing on law-making, scrutiny, and the role of parliaments amid AI and constitutional reform. Human Rights Watch: A major UK court hearing could decide whether Trinidad and Tobago’s colonial-era “buggery” law is decriminalised, with Caribbean activists watching for a wider regional precedent. Nevis Development: Nevis continues its airport expansion push, with the Vance W. Amory International Airport upgrade framed as a tourism and economic growth driver.
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