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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet on Tuesday with Jubilee USA Network, a non-profit group that advocates for debt relief for developing countries, and senior religious leaders from large U.S. Christian and Jewish faith groups.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Jubilee USA Network Roundtable Agenda Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Jubilee USA Network Roundtable Agenda March 16, 2021 (Roundtable closed to public) II. Opening Prayer and Statement: Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Senior Vice President of the Union for Reform Judaism and Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism III. A.) Special Drawing Rights - Most Reverend Bishop David Malloy, Chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace B.) Commonframework, Private Sector and Middle Income Countries ...
International Cooperation Can Fight Corruption and Stop Tax Evasion, Say UN Experts International Cooperation Can Fight Corruption and Stop Tax Evasion, Say UN Experts February 26, 2021 Report Asserts Trillions Available to Address Poverty, COVID and Climate Change Washington DC – A UN experts report offers 14 recommendations to stop the loss of trillions in public revenues. The UN group argues that money lost to transnational crime, corruption and tax avoidance could be used to address the pandemic, poverty and climate change. “The lack of transparency in the financial system impacts the...
Devex Features Eric LeCompte on Yellen's Support for SDRs February 25, 2021 Devex quotes Eric LeCompte on Yellen's letter to G20. Read an excerpt below, and click here for the full story. In Brief: US Treasury indicates support for SDRs in letter to the G-20 By Adva Saldinger The likelihood of a new issuance of International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights providing liquidity to low-income countries rose dramatically Thursday as the U.S. signaled its support. In a letter to members of the G-20 group of nations, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that a new allocation of S...
Reuters Quotes Eric LeCompte on Yellen's Support for a New SDR Allocation February 25, 2021 Reuters quotes Eric LeCompte on Yellen's support for a new Special Drawing Rights allocation to help poor countries. Read an excerpt below, and click here for the full story. Yellen backs new allocation of IMF's SDR currency to help poor nations By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday threw her support behind a new allocation of the IMF’s own currency, or Special Drawing Rights, but said broad parameters were needed to boost transparency on how the reserv...