The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) serves the eight small island nations of Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It was established on October 1, 1983. Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is Timothy N. J. Antoine, who assumed office on February 1, 2016.