WASHINGTON, DC (By US Treasury, 17.Nov.2025, Words: 404) — On 17 Nov.2025, the US Department of the Treasury and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed 2 new frameworks for enhanced cooperation between our countries. As part of president Donald J. Trump’s historic strategic economic partnership with Saudi Arabia, announced in […]
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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: […]
Bessent and Trump stand ready to support Argentina and Milei with $20bn swap line
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Sep.2025, Words: 439) — US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US president Donald Trump say they are ready to stand with Argentina’s president Javier Milei in a show of political support for the far right leader. This, as the Treasury is reportedly […]
EAI brief: US president Donald Trump to lend $20bn to Argentina’s Javier Milei
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Sep.2025, Words: 125) — The US Treasury is currently in negotiations with Argentine officials for a $20bn swap line with the Central Bank. “We are working in close coordination with the Argentine government to prevent excessive volatility,” US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent […]
US Secretary of the Treasury Bessent commnets on US terminating Syrian sanctions
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Jun.2025, Words: 223) — US president Donald J. Trump signed the historic executive order terminating the Syria sanctions program. This, to give the people of Syria the opportunity for a fresh start following the end of the brutal Assad regime, US […]
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 […]
US Treasury’s Bessent to visit with Javier Milei and Luis Caputo in Buenos Aires
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Apr.2025, Words: 280) — US Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent will depart early next week for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he is expected to engage with both government and private sector leaders and affirm the US’ full support for Argentina’s bold […]
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,” […]