Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

1. Introduction to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
2. Revised Treaty of Basseterre
3. OECS structure and Organization
4. Economic Union of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
5. Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
6. Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
7. The Caribbean Capital Markets
8. Economic Profile of the countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
9. CARIFORUM-EU Agreement

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

The Subject “Organization of Eastern Caribbean States” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters adapted to the Caribbean students (CARICOM).

Languages: or Organización de Estados del Caribe Oriental Organization des États de la Caraïbe orientale.

In 1981 was signed the Treaty of Basseterre, which created the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) by seven countries of the Eastern Caribbean. Today, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States consists of nine countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

All these countries are members of the CARICOM.

1. In 2010 was signed the Revised Treaty of Basseterre
2. associate members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS): Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique
3. All the countries are also members of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy and CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the EU

The main objective of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is to create an Economic Union (goods, capital, and people).

Other aims of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States are:

1. To support the economic integration in the region
2. To encourage the economic cooperation between the member countries
3. To harmonize the fiscal and monetary policies
4. To develop the member countries strategic sectors (energy, tourism, agriculture, logistics)
5. To develop a common approach to the environment, health, and regional trade

All the seven countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) share a common currency, the Eastern Caribbean Dollar issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area.