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The ECSE is a regional securities market established by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and licensed under the Securities Act of 2001- a uniform regional body of legislation governing securities market activities. The ECSE is designed to facilitate the buying and selling of financial products-including corporate stocks and bonds and government securities-for the eight member territories....
As set out in the Treaty of Basseterre - to promote co-operation among the Member States and to defend their sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence; to assist the Member States in the realisation of their obligations and responsibilities to the international community with due regard to the role of international law...
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The establishment of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) was the result of a 15-year effort to fulfil the hope of regional integration which was born with the establishment of the British West Indies Federation in 1958. It was a Federal Government drawn from 10 member islands. (cont...)
"The American States establish by this Charter the international organization that they have developed to achieve an order of peace and justice, to promote their solidarity, to strengthen their collaboration, and to defend their sovereignty, their territorial integrity, and their independence. Within the United Nations, the Organization of American States is a regional agency..."
ECTEL was established by the Governments of five Eastern Caribbean states (Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines) to promote market liberalisation and competition in telecommunications of the contracting states.
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The NTRCs have been established pursuant to the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) Treaty and the Telecommunications Act to regulate the newly liberalized telecommunications. The NTRCs' function is to coordinate an effective regulatory regime which will enhance the operation of telecommunications. Each member State is a signatory to the Treaty Establishing the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) which was signed in St. George's, Grenada, May 4th. 2000 to promote open competition in telecommunications, to harmonize policies on a regional level for telecommunications, and to provide for a universal service, fair pricing and the use of cost-based pricing methods by telecommunications providers.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is a U.S. government agency that sells political risk insurance and loans to help U.S. businesses of all sizes invest and compete in more than 140 emerging markets and developing nations worldwide.
OPIC charges market-based fees for its products, and therefore operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to taxpayers
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