Handing Over Ceremony of the ECCB Monetary Council - 24 July 2020
20 July, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Chairmanship of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) was transferred to the Honourable Dr Timothy Harris, Council Member for Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, during a virtual Handing Over Ceremony on 24 July.
Prime Minister Harris succeeded the Outgoing Chairman, Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Council Member for Grenada.
The Monetary Council is the highest decision making authority of the ECCB and comprises the eight Ministers for Finance of the ECCB member countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Chairmanship of the Council is rotated among the member countries in alphabetical order on an annual basis.
Following the virtual Handing Over Ceremony, the Council convened its 96th meeting where it received the Governor’s Report on Money and Credit Conditions in the ECCU.
The addresses delivered at the Handing Over Ceremony can be accessed at the following links:
Governor, ECCB Timothy N. J. Antoine - Video
Outgoing Chairman, Dr the Right Hon Keith Mitchell Video
Incoming Chairman, the Hon Dr Timothy Harris - Video
