ASSOCIATED PARTNERS <<go back
|
|
|
 |
Center
for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
The
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), an affiliate
of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, works to build democracy and
market economies throughout the world. CIPE works in four principal
areas: a grants program currently supporting over 90 indigenous
organizations in developing countries, an award winning communications
strategy, training programs, and technical assistance through
field offices. Since its inception in 1983, CIPE has funded more
than 700 projects in 80 countries and has conducted management
training programs throughout the world. CIPE conducts their programs
with funding from the National Endowment for Democracy and the
United States Agency for International Development. CIPE maintains
field offices in Russia, Egypt, Romania, Bosnia, Montenegro, and
Afghanistan. A major component of CIPE's strategy is to strengthen
corporate governance practices worldwide. In light of the recent
Asian financial crisis and the high profile scandals in Russia,
corporate governance has been brought to the fore and has become
a major issue for businesses in the increasingly globalized economy.
National business communities are learning and re-learning the
lesson that there is no substitute for getting the basic business
and management systems in place in order to be competitive internationally
and to attract investment. In its efforts to educate business
communities on the importance of adopting corporate governance
standards, CIPE sponsors conferences, publishes books, and supports
projects worldwide through its grants program. CIPE website: www.cipe.org
provides a wealth of material on corporate governance for practitioners
in developing and transitional economies.
|
|
|
Back
to Top
|
|
|
|
|
 |
National
Commercial Bank of Dominica
The
National Commercial Bank of Dominica (NCB) celebrated its 25th
Anniversary on March 14, 2003. The bank is proud of its many achievements
over the past twenty five (25) years, including establishing itself
as the leading financial institution and the first fully automated
banking operation in Dominica. Over the last ten (10) years, the
bank's pre-tax profits averaged EC$7.0M and it has paid dividends
to its shareholders of up
to thirty percent (30%).
Our customers at home and abroad continue to enjoy twenty four
(24) hour access to financial services through our network of
six (6) ATMs, telephone banking service and over one hundred (100)
point-of-sale terminals. In addition, an agency was recently opened
at Ross University School of Medicine that provides non-credit
banking services to more than 1000 users on campus.
In keeping with the bank's vision to become a world-class provider
and a one-stop-shop for financial services, we are positioning
ourselves to provide innovative and complete personal and business
solutions to our customers at home and abroad. Through our subsidiary
company, National
Mortgage Finance, we have recently launched our Securities Unit,
a broker/dealer registered with the Eastern Caribbean Securities
Exchange (ECSE),
to create another avenue for our customers who are seeking investment
banking services, and asset management opportunities. The Bank's
Board of Directors, management and staff are enthusiastic about
the
future direction of the bank as charted in its new Strategic Plan.
The implementation of the plan has begun with the new financial
year which started in July, 2003. |
|
|
Back
to Top
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Royal
Bank of Trinidad & Tobago (RBTT)
RBTT's
roots in the Caribbean date back to 1902 when we first started
doing business in the region. Today, we are the largest, wholly-owned
Caribbean banking and financial services group, comprising thirty-four
(34) subsidiaries and associate companies, including nine (9)
commercial banks with 79 bank branches in eleven (11) jurisdictions.
Other key members of the Group are RBTT Merchant Bank Limited,
a pioneer in capital market activities in the region serving Governments,
the public and private sectors, RBTT Trust Limited, a leading
pension fund manager which provides excellent individual and institutional
trustee and other services and West Indies Stockbrokers Limited,
the leading stock brokerage company in Trinidad and Tobago.
The
seventy-nine RBTT Bank branches are located in Jamaica, the Dutch
Caribbean, Curaçao- Bonaire, St. Maarten, Saba and Aruba,
St. Vincent and Bequia in the Grenadines, Antigua, St. Lucia,
Nevis, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.
Group
assets as at March 31, 2003 stood at US$ 4.7 billion, representing
an increase of US$ .3 billion or 5.7% over the previous year.
Together
with our strategic partner, Guardian Holdings Limited, we provide
individuals and businesses with the most comprehensive range of
integrated financial services and solutions relevant to their
current and future needs.
Following
the success of sixteen years of unparalleled growth through geographic
expansion and diversification of the Group, RBTT is today a stronger
and valuable franchise across the Caribbean. We are committed
to pursuing attractive opportunities to expand regionally and
extra regionally that will produce further growth in earnings,
and enhancement of shareholder value. |
|
|
Back
to Top
|
|
|
|
|
 |
The
Bank of Nova Scotia, St. Kitts
For
more than 110 years, Scotiabank has been contributing to the lives
of people in communities across 24 countries in the Caribbean
and Central America. With over 220 branches and more than 300
ATMs, Scotiabank is the leading bank in the Caribbean. With more
than US$204 billion in assets (as at April 30, 2003), it is also
one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's
most international bank. Approximately 49,000 employees of the
Scotiabank Group and its affiliates deliver a diverse range of
products and services including personal, commercial, corporate
and investment banking to about 10 million customers in some 50
countries around the world. Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (BNS),
New York (BNS) and London (BNV) Stock Exchanges. For more information,
please visit www.scotiabank.com.
|
|
|
Back
to Top
|
|
|
|
|
 |
St.
Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank Ltd
The
Bank was incorporated as a limited liability company under the
Companies Act Chapter 335 on 15 February 1971, was re-registered
on 14 April 1999 under the new Companies Act No. 22 of 1996, and
is subject to the provisions of the Banking Act of St Kitts and
Nevis No. 6 of 1991.
The Bank has significantly expanded it operations from a single
branch in 1971 to its present network of seven offices. These
include a branch at its headquarters located in Basseterre, St.
Kitts, a branch in Nevis and five other branches in St. Kitts
located in Sandy Point, Saddlers, the Pelican Mall, Basseterre
and Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport. The Card
Centre of the Bank processes Electronic Banking Transactions and
provides support to its customers who use these services.
The Bank provides a full range of retail banking services and
corporate banking facilities. With a network of reputable international
correspondents, it is able to serve its customers and clients
with the highest degree of reliability, confidentiality, accuracy
and speed worldwide.
The Bank is the industry leader in systems and technology in the
sub-region and is highly rated regionally and internationally
for its technological sophistication and operational excellence.
In 1991, the Bank was the first in the sub-region to introduce
ATM's to its customers and since that time has expended considerable
resources to provide an extensive network of ATMs across St. Kitts-Nevis.
Currently, there are thirteen (13) ATMs in operation with advanced
plans to increase the number to twenty (20). In addition to its
ATMs, the Bank offers the NatBank International VISA (r) Debit
Card, Telephone-Banking Services, Electronic Payment of utility
bills and will soon be launching its Internet banking service
and Natbank Prepaid Cards.
At National we're dedicated to offering our customers innovative
banking services, complemented by a firm commitment to strengthen
the federation through financial support, sponsorships, community
development, and service programs. We are dedicated not only to
offering the very best in every aspect of personal and business
banking to each of our customers, but also to improving the communities
where we do business.
|
|
|
Back
to Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
