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volume 26 number 2 june 2006 e a s t r n c i b l k address headquarters p o box 89 basseterre st kitts and nevis west indies cable central bank telephone 869 465 2537 facsimile 5615 email rd sec eccb centralbank org website www the welcomes your questions comments on this publication economic review domestic developments 1 country performances anguilla 10 antigua barbuda 15 dominica 21 grenada 27 montserrat 33 37 saint lucia 43 vincent grenadines 49 international 55 regional 56 statistical tables index 59 feature article eccu business outlook survey 101 financial d m v overview preliminary assessment of performance major sectors in first half indicates that activity