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2/29/2024

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şi…

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting
with Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek
and Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Governor Fatih
Karahan
February 29, 2024

SÃO PAULO – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Turkish Minister of
Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek and Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye Governor
Fatih Karahan on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
meeting in São Paulo, Brazil. Secretary Yellen discussed with the Minister and the Governor the
ongoing evolution of Turkish economic policy, including the mission to combat inflation. They
stressed the enduring importance of the bilateral relationship and discussed how Türkiye and
the U.S. can work together to address crucial regional issues, including strengthening antimoney laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regimes and sanctions
enforcement.
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