Eastern Caribbean Central Bank bestows 2017 Best Corporate Citizen Award on Dominica National Bank

​The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) bestowed the ‘2017 Best Corporate Citizen Award’ to National Bank of Dominica (NBD), at its Headquarters on November 8, 2017, during the 2017 Best Corporate Citizen Award Ceremony. The NBD won accolades in three categories:  Community Outreach & Social Services, Environmental Awareness, and Financial Education and Empowerment.
 
NBD Managing Director Mr. Ellingworth Edwards is pleased with this award.  He said, “It is rewarding to be recognized for our contribution to the development of Dominica, and we thank the ECCB for that.  At NBD, we remain committed to giving back to our communities through various initiatives such as our Beyond Banking Program, Workplace Banking Program, and Scholarship Program.” Edwards says the Bank believes in building human resource capacity, as an important imperative for economic development, and wishes to sustain these program.
 
The Best Corporate Citizen Award was initiated in 1997 by the ECCB, to recognize commercial banks that operate in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), for implementing, participating in, and promoting programs designed to improve the quality of life of the people they serve. 
 
Banks are assessed for demonstrating social responsibility in the areas of Educational Development, Community Outreach and Social Services, Environmental Awareness, Sports, Cultural Development, Customer Service, and Financial Education and Empowerment.
 
The Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited captured the Best Corporate Citizen Award, while the Grenada Co-operative Bank was awarded the Good Corporate Citizen Award for Educational Development.
 
Edwards is thankful to customers and communities for their support throughout the years, as well as to the Bank’s committed staff, who continue to display the true meaning of teamwork.