A resident walks at the entrance of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank in Basseterre in this June 11, 2009 file photo. The Caribbean's small island states resist natural hurricanes year after year, but they are fighting to stay afloat in a global economic storm that is battering the world's rich and poor nations alike. To match feature FINANCIAL/CARIBBEAN REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Files (SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS ENERGY BUSINESS SOCIETY)