WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met with Lithuanian Minister of Finance Gintare Skaiste today. They discussed close partnership on implementing and enforcing international sanctions on Russia for its war against Ukraine as well as on Belarus for its support of the war. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo noted Lithuania’s leadership on sanctions and […]
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READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, April 21, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko, and National Bank of Ukraine Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo was also in attendance. Secretary Yellen reiterated the U.S. support […]
READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis and European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis and European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni. Secretary Yellen underscored the United States’ steadfast support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and the need for the international community to hold Russia accountable for its illegal […]
READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Japan Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki
Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Japan Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Thursday, April 21 in Washington, D.C. The two reaffirmed their strong condemnation of Russia’s unprovoked, unjustifiable, and illegal war in Ukraine, and agreed to strengthen cooperation on G7 and G20 issues, including global growth, global health, and vulnerable and low-income […]
READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Latvian Finance Minister Jānis Reirs
WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met today with Latvia’s Minister of Finance Jānis Reirs. They discussed Latvia’s sustained commitment to strengthening its anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, including through supervisory efforts, enforcement actions against financial institutions with AML deficiencies, and a reduction of the banking sector’s reliance on […]
OCC Issues Consent Order Against Anchorage Digital Bank
News Release 2022-41 | April 21, 2022 Share This Page: WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued a Consent Order against Anchorage Digital Bank, Sioux Falls, S.D. The OCC took this action based on the bank’s failure to adopt and implement a compliance program that adequately covers the required Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money […]
Transcript of Press Conference from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen as Part of 2022 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, G7 and G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings
As Prepared for Delivery Thank you for being here. This has been a very productive week and I’d like to thank the IMF and World Bank – as well as my counterparts in Germany and Indonesia at the G7 and G20 respectively – for their leadership this week. A significant amount of our focus this […]
READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Estonian Central Bank Governor Madis Müller
WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met with Estonian Central Bank Governor Madis Müller today on the margins of the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. They discussed the close partnership on international sanctions imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine and next steps to increase financial pressure. They also discussed Estonia’s efforts […]
READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Chilean Finance Minister Mario Marcel
WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met with Chilean Finance Minister Mario Marcel today on the margins of the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. They discussed the economic policy priorities of President Boric’s administration, including on combatting climate change, and the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine and spillover effects on the global […]
READOUT: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Swiss Finance Minister and Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan
WASHINGTON- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met today with Swiss Finance Minister and Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan for the first meeting of the Standing Macroeconomic and Financial Dialogue, a new forum for the U.S. and Switzerland to discuss macroeconomic matters. They spoke about economic areas […]