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US Sanctions 11 Iranians, 2 Entities for Involvement in Malicious Acts

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 15, 2017 | World

Washington- The US Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on 11 Iranians and two entities accused of aiding Iran’s nuclear program or engaging in malicious cyber-activity. The sanctions freeze any assets they may hold in the US and prohibit Americans from doing...

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The Euro sculpture is pictured in Frankfurt January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Lmar Niazman

Tunisia Turns to International Markets to Borrow

by AlMunji alSaidani | Feb 10, 2017 | Business

Tunisia- Tunisia has announced its determination to turn to European financial markets, namely in Germany, to receive EUR1 billion (approximately TND1.437 billion) to support more resources in the state’s treasury. Representatives of Tunisia’s government began holding...

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US Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew (L) meets Minister of Finance of Argentina, Alfonso Prat-Gay (R) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 26 September 2016.

Financial System Complacency Worries U.S. Treasury’s Lew

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 31, 2016 | World

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew cautioned on Monday against a false sense of complacency in the financial system just because it weathered the initial shock of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. “I’m very proud of the work that we’ve...

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King Salman during his meeting with United States Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives U.S. Secretary of Treasury

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 28, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh–Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Yamamah palace on Thursday United States Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew and the accompanying delegation currently on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the reception, the two...

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U.S. Defense Secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discuss the Defense Department’s FY2014 budget request, which will form a considerable part of US expenditure. Source: AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson

Obama Sends Congress USD 3.8 Trillion Budget

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—President Barack Obama sent Congress a USD 3.8 trillion budget plan that hopes to tame galloping deficits by raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming America’s most popular benefit programs. In aiming for a compromise between Republicans who refuse to...