US Treasury Secretary said she also urged Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in recent letter to reinstate work permits for Palestinians & reduce barriers to commerce within West Bank.
Yellen said the two nations have been collaborating across a range of economic issues, including commercial and technological collaboration and strengthening supply chains.
Most semiconductor companies said China's export control of rare earth minerals won’t impact their business. Germany's Volkswagen said it was assessing the impact.
She noted that China's growing middle class was a huge market for American goods and services and that Washington's actions against Beijing were based on national security concerns.
US officials said Yellen will push to open new lines of communication and coordination on economic matters, and stress the consequences of supplying lethal aid to Russia.
During meeting with Banga a day before former Mastercard CEO takes office at World Bank, Yellen ‘conveyed her strong desire for Treasury to continue close collaboration’ with him.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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