• India is removed off the US Treasury's Currency Monitoring List

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    India is removed off the US Treasury's Currency Monitoring List




    Digital Desk: Hours after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke at a
    US-India Businesses and Investment Opportunities event in New Delhi on Friday,
    the US Department of Treasury withdrew India from its Currency Monitoring List.



     



    The United States
    also took India off its Currency Monitoring List, along with Italy, Mexico,
    Thailand, and Vietnam. In the previous two years, India has featured on the
    list.



     



    According to the
    Department of Treasury's biannual report to Congress, the seven economies that
    make up the current Currency Monitoring List are China, Japan, Korea, Germany,
    Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.



    The nations who
    were removed from the Currency Monitoring List for two consecutive reports only
    met one of the three requirements, according to the biannual report.



     



     "China is an outlier among large
    economies and merits Treasury's constant surveillance due to its refusal to
    announce foreign exchange intervention and general lack of transparency around
    key components of its exchange rate mechanism, "the report stated.



     



    The action was
    taken on the same day that Janet Yellen, the secretary of the Treasury, visited
    New Delhi and spoke with Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister. President
    Joe Biden was quoted by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as saying that India
    is a "indispensable partner to the United States" on her first trip
    to India ".



     



    "Today, that
    is especially true. I think that these pressing issues are fostering deeper
    ties between India and the United States than ever before, "She stated.



     



    Janet Yellen said
    the US will assist India's G20 presidency to advance shared global priorities
    while speaking at the US-India Businesses and Investment Opportunities event in
    New Delhi.



    As the Treasury
    Secretary, Janet Yellen remarked, "I'm thrilled to be here as India
    celebrates its 75th year of independence and gets ready to take the G20
    presidency. This is my first visit to India. India is one of America's key
    partners, as President Biden stated."



     



    According to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, "bilateral,
    economic, and financial relationships are a critical element to our
    partnership" because of their "strong trade, investment, and
    people-to-people ties." She also noted that "bilateral trade between
    the US and India reached an all-time high last year and we expect it to grow
    further."