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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with
German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Svenja Schulze
March 20, 2023

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with German Minister for
Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze. During their meeting, Secretary Yellen
conveyed the importance of evolving the multilateral development banks to better address global
challenges like climate change, pandemics, fragility and conflict. She called for a strong set of initial
evolution reforms for the World Bank Group at the upcoming Spring Meetings, with further reforms
to be defined and implemented in the lead up to the October Annual Meetings. She also thanked
Germany for its support of the U.S. candidate for World Bank President.