US aims to raise $20bn ‘facility’ to support Argentina’s struggling economy

WASHINGTON, DC (By AFP and Reuters, 15.Oct.2025, Words: 578) — The head of the United States Treasury, Scott Bessent, has announced he is working to corral the private sector around a new $20bn “facility” to support Argentina’s embattled economy. “We are working on a $20bn facility that would be adjacent to our […]

Bessent welcomes Argentina’s economic minister Luis Caputo to discuss financial options

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Oct.2025, Words: 100) — US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent meet in Washington with an Argentina’s economic minister Luis Caputo as well as other officials from the South American country who made up an Argentine delegation to discuss financial issues between the 2 countries. RELATED: […]

US Treasury takes steps to stop Iran from manufacturing missile components

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 14.May.2025, Words: 224) — The US Department of the Treasury‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designating 6 individuals and 12 entities for their involvement in efforts to help the Iranian regime domestically source the manufacturing of critical materials needed for Tehran’s ballistic missile […]

OFAC sanctions Iranian LPG magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his network

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Apr.2025) — The US Department of the Treasury‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on Iranian national and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network. Collectively they are responsible for shipping hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth […]

Treasury’s Bessent makes introductory call with Argentine finance minister Luis Caputo

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Feb.2025) — US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent conducted an introductory phone call with Argentine finance minister Luis Caputo. The officials discussed “[Javier] Milei administration’s very impressive reform efforts to reduce inflation, rekindle private sector-led growth, reduce poverty, and increase real wages,” […]