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Transcript Of Press Conference By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Following The Close Of The G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meetings Date 11/07/2021 Thank you all for joining us.  I’d like to start by thanking the Italian government, especially Minister Franco and Governor Visco.  They’ve been wonderful hosts. At the end of our G7 meetings last month, I said that I believed we were seeing a revival of multilateralism.  Then, ten days ago, we got word t...

07/11/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/11/2021 01:04 Remarks from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the Post-G20 Press Conference July 11, 2021 Thank you all for joining us. Id like to start by thanking the Italian government, especially Minister Franco and Governor Visco. Theyve been wonderful hosts. At the end of our G7 meetings last month, I said that I believed we were seeing a revival of multilateralism. Then, ten days ago, we got word that the overwhelming maj...

#BTColumn – The G20 faces three big tests Article by July 9, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. by Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about global solidarity. Unfortunately, words by themselves will not end the pandemic – or curb the impact of the climate crisis. Now is the moment to show what solidarity means in practice. As G20 fi...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about global solidarity. Unfortunately, words by themselves will not end the pandemic – or curb the impact of the climate crisis. Now is the moment to show what solidarity means in practice. As G20 Finance Ministers meet in Venice, they face three crucial solidarity tests: on vaccines, on extending an economic lifeline to the developing world, and on climate. First, vaccines. A global vaccination gap threatens us all. While COVID-1...

Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean: a new partnership for the future By Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, and Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships of the European Commission. 27 June 2021|Op-ed Recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis is a global challenge. No country, no region, no continent can face it alone. It is therefore right for the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean to strengthen our strategic partnership tow...

The United Nations chief on Monday repeated a call for nations to impose a "solidarity tax" on people who have profited during the pandemic as a way to tackle extreme poverty, according to chinadaily.com.cn. "Reports indicate a $5 trillion surge in wealth of the richest in the past year. Yet, 120 million people

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers on Thursday that debt relief for poor and developing countries would be hampered without new funding, while $2.7 billion in current unmet U.S. commitments to the ...

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers on Thursday that debt relief for poor and developing countries would be hampered without new fundi

UNITED STATES <strong>Yellen urges debt funding</strong> Debt relief for poor and developing countries would be hampered without new funding, while US$2.7 billion in current unmet US commitments to the World Bank, IMF and other institutions would grow, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on Thursday told members of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations. The G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) for poor countries and a new debt restructuring “Common Fr...