sir k dwight venner : caribbean growth forum – dominica chapter remarks by sir k dwight venner, governor of the eastern caribbean central bank, at the caribbean growth forum – dominica chapter, st kitts, 15 march 2013. * * * this launch of the dominica chapter of the caribbean growth forum is the last for the countries of the eastern caribbean currency union. following this, it would be necessary to carry out an objective assessment of our efforts as a group before we move on to the next stage which would be the wider regional engagements. the reason for this is that our governments have now established by law and treaty a new entity, an oecs economic union, which requires a new conceptual approach to our growth and development strategies. the unit of economic activity in this new entity comprises 8 countries within a single economic and financial space. given the scope of the new treaty with its supporting organs and institutions, we have in effect created what i refer to as a state nation with a dual system of government and governance. this state nation in the treaty has an executive, the oecs authority, which has both executive and limited legislative powers, an oecs assembly which is selected from national assemblies or parliaments and a regional judiciary which has been in existence since 1967. the grouping has also had a common currency from 1983. there is therefore, by law and treaty, a framework for addressing the growth and development challenges at the regional level. this framework takes into account the very important matter of the characterization of our economies as small, open, and vulnerable and gives a viable way to deal with these major issues. this means that when a decision is to be made on such issues, our decision makers must now think in “ dual mode ”. can this problem be resolved solely within the confines of dominica or do we have to go beyond? this new possibility and focus must become a part of the mind set and solution kit available to both the public and private sectors in the oecs countries. as i have emphasized at the other launches which i attended in st vincent and the grenadines, saint lucia and st kitts and nevis, there are two critical elements of the approach being used for the growth forum which have been of great value in and of themselves : 1. the bringing together of a wide cross section of the stakeholders in the growth agenda to discuss ideas and exchange knowledge in a structured setting, and 2. the methodology which is being used to conduct the discussions

zeti akhtar aziz : global leadership development speech by dr zeti akhtar aziz, governor of the central bank of malaysia, at the official launch of iclif alumni association and iclif leadership competency model, kuala lumpur, 30 november 2004. * * * iclif alumni members, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure and honour to welcome you to the official launch of the alumni association of the international centre for leadership in finance ( or iclif ) and the iclif leadership competency model ( ilcm ). iclif alumni association it was just over a year ago that we witnessed the official launch of iclif on 28 october 2003. within this period, iclif has already made considerable progress in meeting its objective to provide a more focused and coordinated approach towards the development of world - class leaders in the financial services sector in malaysia and in the region. to - date, iclif has successfully concluded two sessions of its flagship global leadership development programme or gldp, in addition to a directors ’ forum and a seminar on scenario planning. besides providing participants with an opportunity to learn from the “ top thinkers ” from worldrenowned institutions and industry practitioners and experts, one of the key strengths of iclif ’ s programmes lies with the unique opportunity for the participants to establish strong social and professional networking and build lasting fraternity bonds. the launch of the iclif alumni association has been designed to play this role. for this purpose, all participants, faculty members and facilitators of iclif programmes will automatically be accredited as members of the alumni association. with the rapid changes taking place in the financial and corporate landscape in the country and the greater integration in the region and the world, networking among leaders and captains of industries is most valuable in contributing towards greater understanding and in increasing the potential for collaborative efforts that are of mutual interest. the establishment of the alumni association represents an important part of iclif ’ s commitment to provide a platform for members to maintain active networking and productive collaborative alliances. it is also in line with our philosophy that leadership development is a continuous journey. the alumni association would thus provide a forum for continuous sharing among its members. alumni members will also receive automatic notification and invitations to all iclif programmes and activities that will be organized in the future. as the members of the alumni are spread across the region, iclif will leverage on information and communication technology to help members stay