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Yellen supports new allocation of IMF's SDR currency to help poor nations
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder
Reuters
Thursday, February 25, 2021
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen today threw her support behind a new allocation of the IMF's own currency, or Special Drawing Rights, but said broad parameters were needed to boost transparency on how the reserves are used and traded.
Reversing the opposition of the Trump administration, Yellen told G20 finance officials in a letter that a new SDR allocation could boost liquidity for poor countries, which have been particularly hard hit by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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American Lithium Named
to TSX Venture Exchange Venture 50
Company Announcement
via Globe Newswire and Yahoo Finance
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada -- American Lithium Corp. (TSX-V: LI, OTCQB: LIACF, Frankfurt: 5LA1) has been named to the 2021 TSX Venture 50, an annual ranking of top-performing listed companies on the TSX Venture Exchange.
The 2021 TSX Venture 50 is an annual ranking of the top-performing listed companies from five industry sectors: clean technology and life sciences, diversified industries, energy, mining, and technology. The selection is based on year-over-year performance across three equally weighted criteria: market capitalization growth, share price appreciation, and trading volume for the year ended December 31, 2020.
"We are very pleased to be recognized in the 2021 TSX Venture 50," said Michael Kobler, CEO of American Lithium. "The past year has seen American Lithium reach new highs as we continue to forge ahead on our large-scale TLC Lithium Project in Nevada and now that we have agreed to acquire Plateau Energy Metals to create a leading diversified lithium development company. On behalf of our Board of Directors, I thank our team at American Lithium for their hard work and our shareholders for their support along the way." ...
... For the remainder of the announcement:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-lithium-named-tsx-venture-141500...
The U.S. Treasury chief gave no specific size for possible allocation of SDRs, which can be converted to hard currency by IMF members.
Italy, which holds the presidency of the G20 this year, and other members of the group of rich and emerging economies have backed a $500 billion allocation, but the United States had been guarded about its view until now. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-usa/yellen-supports-new-allocatio...
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