Together with our regional partners, Barbados has sought to have a voice in the ongoing efforts for reform of the international financial system. We have been invited to join the Regional Consultative Group for the Americas, set up by the Financial Stability Board, the body established by the Group of 20 countries to oversee the process of international financial reform.
Shane Lowe and I are preparing a paper on Caribbean perspectives on international financial reform for presentation at the inaugural meeting of the Regional  BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  Consultative Group, on December 2 in Mexico City.