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Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with the Economic Working Group (EWG) and Financial Working Group (FWG) on April 16.
Following her trip to Beijing and Guangzhou last week, …
During thier biennial meeting in in Washington, DC ministers of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reaffirmed their commitment to combat financial crime, and fully support the FATF as the standard-setter for preventing and combatting money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (AML/CFT/CPF).
Ministers highlighted the threat posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to international peace and security.
The chair for the Doha fisheries subsidies negotiations Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson of Iceland issued two documents for members on Friday to mull over some difficult issues on which ministers failed …
Wednesday the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a markup of six pieces of trade legislation, including the End China’s De Minimis Abuse Act , introduced by Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC), …
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reports the re-imposition of tariffs on non-US rice by the government of Costa Rica has led to a rebound in demand for US traders.
Costa Rica reinstated 35 …
The USTR has requested a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to resolve a labor dispute at call center operator Atento Servicios, S.A. de C.V. .
At the conclusion of its 45-day review period, Mexico found a denial of rights had existed, but determined that Atento Servicios had taken the necessary actions to remediate the denial of rights during Mexico’s review period. The United States disagrees with this determination and is requesting establishment of an RRM panel to review the situation.
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