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Trump Reveals Scott Bessent As Pick For Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump revealed Friday in a social media post his nomination of Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th…
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White House Watch
Biden’s Treasury Department Creates ‘Racial Equity’ Task Force To Look For Racism In The Economy
The Treasury Department announced the formation of the Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial Equity (TACRE) Tuesday morning, serving to advise…
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In Congress
Treasury to Reallocate Rental Assistance Money Based on State Demand
The Treasury Department announced plans to redistribute rental assistance funds from states and localities that have not exhausted their money…
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White House Watch
Treasury Department Hires First-Ever ‘Counselor For Racial Equity’
The Treasury Department announced Monday it hired its first every Counselor for Racial Equity to support President Biden’s push for…
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Biden Administration Proposes ‘More Realistic’ 15% Global Corporate Tax Rate
The Biden administration proposed a minimum global corporate tax rate of 15%, but said it hoped world leaders would negotiate…
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Syndicated Posts
Treasury Works with Government of Mexico Against Perpetrators of Corruption and their Networks
OFAC Sanctions a Magistrate Judge and Former Governor, Among Others Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office…
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Treasury Removes Sanctions Imposed on Former High-Ranking Venezuelan Intelligence Official After Public Break with Maduro
Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed sanctions imposed on Manuel Ricardo…
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Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Conduits for Major Hizballah Financiers
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) further targeted the global business…
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White House Watch
Trump Administration Takes Action to End Cuba’s Malign Influence on Venezuela
Today, the United States sanctioned four companies for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy and identified nine…
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Money & The Economy
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Ministers Take Steps to Protect the Global Financial System
Washington – Today, U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary, Steven T. Mnuchin, chaired a meeting of Ministers and other senior…
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Money & The Economy
Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Hosts Exercise on Disrupting Illicit Finance
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) this week convened a regional capacity-building workshop in Riyadh focused…
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Money & The Economy
Treasury Offers Underpayment Penalty Relief to More Taxpayers
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury lowered the withholding underpayment threshold to 80 percent, delivering more taxpayers…
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Money & The Economy
Treasury Sanctions Venezuela’s National Development Bank, and Subsidiaries, in Response to Illegal Arrest of Guaido Aide
Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Banco de Desarrollo Economico y…
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Syndicated Posts
Treasury Designates Two More Shipping Companies for Attempted Evasion of North Korea Sanctions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of two…
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Money & The Economy
Treasury Sanctions Venezuela’s Gold Mining Company and Chief for Propping Up Illegitimate Maduro Regime
Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated CVG Compania General de…
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