Timothy N J Antoine: Launch of the ECCU Public Debt and Market Information Web Portal

Remarks by Mr Timothy N J Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, at the Launch of the ECCU Public Debt and Market Information Web Portal, Basseterre, 23 July 2019.

The views expressed in this speech are those of the speaker and not the view of the BIS.

Central bank speech  | 
11 September 2019
by Timothy N J Antoine
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Introduction

Allow me to join our Master of Ceremonies, Mrs. Teresa Smith, Director of Statistics in welcoming all stakeholders to the launch of the ECCU Public Debt and Market Information Web Portal.

Here assembled, are the builders of this platform together with the suppliers and consumers of public debt information.

Today's launch marks another milestone in our ongoing enterprise to build out an ECCU financial market infrastructure that is fit for purpose - a modern, strong and diversified financial system.

Our Motivation

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) recognises that information is a public good and that the dissemination of relevant and timely information, by both the public and private sectors, is an indispensable element in our quest to transform the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).