United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in concert with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday amended the foreign terrorist organisation designation of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba in order to include one of the terror group's front organisation and a charitable arm of it as part of the FTO designation too.
Barack Obama warned Americans on Monday that economic crisis could turn into catastrophe if the federal government does not take decisive action to create jobs and stabilise the financial sector.
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has sought level playing field for American companies in China.
On Wednesday, Mukherjee addressed two press conferences at the International Monetary Fund.
The growth of these countries in one way or the other would boost up American economy, he told reporters at a White House news conference.
The US expects India to play a greater role along with China and other major economies in tackling the current financial crisis and supports bigger responsibilities for it in the international financial institutions, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said.
Vikram Pandit-led Citigroup has came under fire from the US President Barack Obama and his administration for purchasing a $50 million jet plane.
The US, which witnessed one of the worst economic crisis in recent times, is coming out of recession faster and stronger than many countries of the world, a top Obama Administration official has said.
The bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008 brings back the most vivid memories of the crisis.
With various financial sector bills pending in Parliament, the US today said India should further liberalise this area to sustain 8-9 per cent growth it was recording before being impacted by global economic crisis.
Twin objectives of promoting recovery in the global economy and to put in place a set of reforms in the international financial system to help prevent future crises of this type taking place are crucial for G20, said a top US Treasury official. G20 is a group of 20 leading and emerging economies of the world representing more than 85 per cent of the global economy.
Mukherjee is in Washington, DC to co-chair the US-India CEO's Forum with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Bailout dollars have different effects on the fortunes of the richest people in the world.
The visiting US treasury secretary Timothy F Geithner today said Washington will closely work with New Delhi to promote a more balanced and greater economic cooperation between the two nations.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday ruled out any possibility of US facing a Greece-like debt crisis and said that better-than-expected economy would help strengthen government accounts.
Breakfast meeting between Timothy Geithner, US treasury secretary, leading industralists due Wednesday.
A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate.
Arun Jaitley is on a 10-day trip to the US.
Summers dogged by controversies over past views
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