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IMF Managing Director Appoints Krishna Srinivasan as Director of the Asia and Pacific Department

June 8, 2022/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Krishna Srinivasan as Director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD). Mr. Srinivasan’s appointment as APD Director becomes effective on June 22, 2022. He will succeed Changyong Rhee, whose retirement from […]

High Growth Potential for U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Philippines

June 8, 2022/USDA Foreign Agricultural Services International Agricultural Trade Report  Executive Summary The Philippines is the eighth largest market for U.S. agricultural exports and the top market in Southeast Asia. Already a longstanding and reliable trading partner, the Philippines continues to offer many opportunities for exporters because of its young […]

Federal Reserve Board announces Says Results Annual Bank Stress Tests Out, June 23, 2022

June 6, 2022/US Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday that results from its annual bank stress tests will be released on Thursday, June 23, at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Stress tests help ensure that banks have adequate capital to absorb losses so that they can lend to households […]