Both Sides of The Coin: The Story of The Central Bank of Barbados 1972-2017

157 of the Caribbean Bank Supervisors on a number of occasions. Between 2001 and 2016, public education on international financial developments was achieved mainly by way of a series of informative seminars, as policy-makers searched for responses to renewed pressure on small international financial centres. These sessions brought together leading domestic, regional and international experts to discuss a range of globally-significant topics. Up to 2009, the seminar was held every two years, often with the assistance of Geoffrey Belle, the Government’s international financial adviser The first one was entitled The Outlook for the World Economy: The Caribbean and Forces Shaping the International Capital Markets . From 2011 this event was replaced by an annual seminar, the highlight of which was a luncheon address on a topic of critical importance. The inaugural luncheon speaker for the new series was Bruce Zagaris (an adviser to Government on regulatory issues) whose topic was Improving our AML Framework . FROM STAFF ASSOCIATION TO SPORTS AND CULTURAL CLUB Introduction The number of people employed by the Bank at any time was heavily influenced by the number of activities and projects in which it was involved. In this regard, it is possible to identify distinct trends in hiring of staff. Between 1972 and 1975, when the Bank was being established, the Top: Governor Williams addressing the Annual Review Seminar(2008). Bottom: Geoffrey Belle making a presentation at the 2007 Capital Markets Conference. Chapter 5: Some Notable Developments