The Rial Is Next Target for Pressuring Iran on Nuclear Activities
Iranian nuclear facility at Bushehr. U.S. leaders hope increased financial pressure and isolation will cause Iran’s leaders to discontinue their illicit nuclear activities. By Stephen Kaufman IIP...
View ArticleCountries Work Together to Combat Tax Evasion, Boost Compliance
State revenue office workers process U.S. income tax forms in Springfield, Illinois, in 2012. Washington, DC July 12, 2013 Working with more than 80 countries around the world, the United States has...
View ArticleU.S. Acts to Ensure Iran’s Humanitarian Imports Continue
“Even as we continue to implement and enforce our rigorous sanctions regime against Iran, we are committed to safeguarding legitimate humanitarian trade,” Treasury’s David S. Cohen said. Washington,...
View ArticleTreasury Secretary Previews IMF, World Bank Meetings
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says, “The best thing for Russia and the best thing for the world is for Russia not to take the steps that cause further sanctions to be necessary.” Washington, 10...
View ArticleU.S. to Strengthen Ties to Syrian Opposition
Syrian opposition coalition president Ahmad Jarba, left, met with Secretary of State John Kerry at the United Nations in September 2013. By Merle David Kellerhals Jr. IIP Staff Writer Washington, 05...
View ArticleUkraine Issues $1 Billion Bond with U.S. Guarantee
The National Bank of Ukraine Washington, 19 May 2014 The National Bank of Ukraine on May 16, acting on behalf of the government of Ukraine, closed on its offering of a $1 billion sovereign bond,...
View ArticleTreasury Department Explains Value, Effect of Sanctions
Washington, 12 June 2014 President Obama has imposed sanctions in the last few months related to instability in Ukraine, human rights abuses in the Central African Republic and violence in South...
View ArticleTreasury Sanctions Target Seven Separatists in Ukraine
Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen. Washington, 20 June 2014 The U.S. Department of the Treasury June 20 sanctioned seven separatists in Ukraine responsible for or...
View ArticleU.S. Sanctions Companies for Aiding Syrian Regime
A member of the Syrian opposition in Belgium protests against the presidential elections and violence in Syria in Brussels on June 3. Washington, 09 July 2014 The U.S. government took action July 9 to...
View ArticleExceptional International Development Projects Win U.S. Awards
Farmers walk home after working in NERICA rice fields near Maferenya, Guinea, in this 2002 photo. New rice varieties have allowed West African farmers to boost yields, gain greater food security and...
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