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4/23/2022 READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Latvian Finance Minister Jānis Reirs | U.S. … READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting with Latvian Finance Minister Jānis Reirs April 22, 2022 WASHINGTON – Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met today with Latviaʼs Minister of Finance Jānis Reirs. They discussed Latviaʼs sustained commitment to strengthening its anti-money laundering /countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, including through supervisory e orts, enforcement actions against financial institutions with AML deficiencies, and a reduction of the banking sectorʼs reliance on nonresident deposits. They also discussed close partnership on international sanctions imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine and next steps to increase financial pressure on Moscow. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo noted Latviaʼs swi sanctions cooperation in November 2021, when Latvian authorities joined Treasury in a counter-ransomware action against virtual currency exchange Chatex. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0746 1/1
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