BusinessNews CDB head to give Arthur lecture by Barbados Today 02/09/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Asminnie Moonsammy 02/09/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail 181 The inaugural Distinguished Owen S. Arthur Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president Dr. Gene Leon. The event, which was delayed earlier this year, will take place on Wednesday, September 8 on the topic: Re-designing Economic Growth Strategies. The memorial lecture is being hosted by the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, and will be carried life on UWI TV (uwitv.org) and on Facebook. Arthur, an economist, University of the West Indies professor, and the longest-serving prime minister of Barbados, died on July 27, 2020. He took particular interest in trade issues and was a strong proponent of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Dr. Leon, the sixth president of the CDB, took office in May. He has over 35 years of experience in economics, financial policy development, and executive management, more than 20 of which were spent working with the International Monetary Fund. (IMC1) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like ‘Make Change’ initiative launched to fund community projects 17/07/2025 AG: EU blacklist removal opens door for business in Europe 17/07/2025 Guardian Life strengthens commitment to women’s cancer care across the Caribbean 16/07/2025