Eastern Caribbean Central Bank co-chairs fourth US-Caribbean roundtable on citizenship by investment governance and tracks progress toward ECCIRA launch

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank published an update on the fourth US-Caribbean Roundtable on Citizenship by Investment, where the five Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions with citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes and United States counterparts reviewed progress in strengthening programme governance and integrity. The discussions recognised advances in implementing the regional CBI risk-mitigation framework known as the “Six Principles” and highlighted the establishment of the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority (ECCIRA). The Roundtable was co-chaired by Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Timothy NJ Antoine and United States Treasury Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Warren Ryan, with participation from the United Kingdom, the European Commission, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission, CARICOM IMPACS/Joint Regional Communications Centre, and the United States Departments of State and Homeland Security. The Six Principles cover collective approaches to the treatment of denials, interviews, additional checks, audits, retrieval of revoked passports, and treatment of Russians and Belarusians. ECCIRA, established by an agreement signed in September 2025 and enacted into national law by all five participating countries, is intended to operate as an independent regional regulator that sets and enforces uniform standards and publishes annual compliance reports. ECCIRA is expected to become operational in 2026.