Yellen tells Indonesian finance minister: ‘No business-as-usual’ for Russia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen solutions questions about the latest and foreseeable future point out of the U.S. and international economic climate at the Atlantic Council in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advised her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no “enterprise-as-normal” for Russia in the world wide economic system given its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Division claimed in a statement on Wednesday.

Yellen advised Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati through a meeting on Tuesday that the United States will continue on to get the job done with Indonesia, which at this time sales opportunities the Group of 20 important economies, to advance G20 business enterprise.

“Secretary Yellen firmly condemned Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and emphasized there will be no business enterprise-as-typical for Russia in the world wide financial system,” Treasury stated. “Secretary Yellen emphasized that the United States will keep on to get the job done in solidarity with Indonesia to progress the vital organization of the G20, which include addressing the destructive impacts of Russia’s invasion on the global financial state.”

Reporting by Andrea Shalal
Enhancing by Chizu Nomiyama

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