Yellen to Focus on World Bank, China at Global Meetings
- US Treasury Secretary departs Sunday for Morocco, Luxembourg
- She may also discuss new limits on Russia’s oil revenue
Janet Yellen
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is expected to push her reform agenda for the World Bank and meet with senior Chinese officials, along with potentially discussing new ways to limit Russia’s revenue from oil sales on a nine-day international trip set to start Sunday.
Yellen will spend five days in Marrakech, Morocco, where the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are holding their annual meetings. On Oct. 10, she’s scheduled to deliver a speech on World Bank reforms at 3:15 p.m. local time, 10:15 a.m. in New York, according to a senior Treasury official who spoke on Thursday with reporters, and will hold a press conference on Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. local time.