The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) launched Financial Information Month (FIM) Festival 2025 at a regional media event on 30 September, kicking off a month-long calendar of activities in October across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The programme is framed around strengthening financial resilience and helping citizens move from being “Savers to Investors”, with participation from banking partners, schools, governments and media. Deputy Governor Dr Valda F. Henry highlighted initiatives positioned as expanding access to formal financial services and investing, including the First Step Savings Account and the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM) Retail Bond Initiative. The launch also featured partner presentations spanning wealth creation, the ECCU retail bond initiative, and the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange’s 3rd Annual Regional Schools Investment Competition, including reflections from the 2024 champions, Adelphi Secondary School of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; partnering institutions also set out their 2025 activity calendars. The festival is in its 23rd year and brings together 115 institutional partners across the ECCB’s eight member countries. Activities run throughout October under the 2025 FIM Festival schedule.
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank launches Financial Information Month Festival 2025 to shift citizens from savers to investors across the ECCU
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank launched the Financial Information Month Festival 2025, focusing on financial resilience and transitioning citizens from savers to investors. Key initiatives include the First Step Savings Account and the Regional Government Securities Market Retail Bond Initiative, with 115 institutional partners across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. The festival, now in its 23rd year, features activities throughout October.