By: Kara Alaimo
Monday, October 15, 2012
Last week in Tokyo, Secretary Geithner pledged additional support for the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP).
Posted in: International Affairs
By: Kara Alaimo
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Secretary Geithner met in Mumbai, India today with leaders of India’s major multinational corporations and a group of dynamic young entrepreneurs from a variety of industries.
Posted in: International Affairs
By: Matthew Weil
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Treasury today released a report on our Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF), which encourages Main Street banks and small businesses to work together to help create jobs and promote economic growth in communities across the nation.
Posted in: Small Business
By: Kara Alaimo
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Secretary Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today attended the third annual meeting of the U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership in New Delhi, India.
Posted in: International Affairs
By: Anthony Reyes
Friday, October 05, 2012
Over the past week, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen traveled to Europe to discuss the importance of preventing terrorist organizations from using kidnapping for ransom as a means of financing their operations.
Posted in: Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
By: Sophie Raseman and James Gatz
Thursday, October 04, 2012
The top finalists in Treasury’s MyMoneyAppUp App Design Challenge were in Washington, DC, last week to make presentations of their app designs to a panel of expert judges. The winners were announced at the conclusion of an awards event that brought together the eight finalists with senior Treasury officials, the judges, sponsors and the Challenge partners – the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) and the Doorways to Dreams Fund (D2D).
Posted in: Consumer Policy
By: Anthony Reyes
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Yesterday, Under Secretary for International Affairs Lael Brainard was interviewed by Steve Liesman and Tyler Mathisen on CNBC's Power Lunch at Fortune magazine's “Most Powerful Women” summit in California.
Posted in: Media Appearances
By: Hagar Hajjar Chemali
Friday, September 28, 2012
Earlier this month, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David S. Cohen delivered a speech to the New York University School of Law about the law and policy of Iran sanctions.
Posted in: Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
By: Suzanne Elio
Thursday, September 27, 2012
In advance of tomorrow’s meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council), Secretary Geithner today sent a letter to the members of the Council regarding recent developments in the effort to reform the money market fund industry and address the threats those funds can pose to the stability of the financial system.
Posted in: Financial Stability Oversight Council
By: Sophie Raseman and Nicholas Bramble
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Treasury today launched a new Finance Data Directory, which will make finance-related data sets from multiple federal agencies available to the public in one convenient location.
Posted in: Consumer Policy