BASSETERRE St. Kitts, July 15th 2011 - The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will host a workshop on Medium Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) Framework from 18 to 27 July.

Representatives from the Ministries of Finance in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), Barbados, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will attend the workshop in the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium at the ECCB.

The objective of the MTDS Workshop is to build capacity in the participating countries to formulate and implement a Medium Term Debt Management Strategy.

Experts from the IMF and World Bank will provide training on quantitative cost-risk analysis by comparing a government’s cost and risk trade-offs associated with different debt management strategies.

The framework is a strategic approach toward governments making informed and appropriate choices on how financing requirements should be met, consistent with other macro-economic policies.

This workshop falls under the umbrella of training events organised by the ECCB through the Canada Eastern Caribbean Debt Management Advisory Service (CANEC DMAS) Project.

The Project commenced in November 2008 and is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

The Project’s main thrust is to assist the ECCU countries in establishing appropriate institutional arrangements for effective debt management at the national level to aggressively manage and adjust debt portfolios.

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