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U.S. freezes Myanmar's billion at New York Fed
By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk
Reuters
Thursday, March 4, 2021
WASHINGTON -- Myanmar's military rulers attempted to move about $1 billion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York days after seizing power on Feb. 1, prompting U.S. officials to put a freeze on the funds, according to three people familiar with the matter, including one U.S. government official.
The transaction on Feb. 4 in the name of the Central Bank of Myanmar was first blocked by Fed safeguards. U.S. government officials then stalled on approving the transfer until an executive order issued by President Joe Biden gave them legal authority to block it indefinitely, the sources said.
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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...
A spokesman for the New York Fed declined to comment on specific account holders. The U.S. Treasury Department also declined to comment.
The attempt, which has not been previously reported, came after Myanmar’s military installed a new central bank governor and detained reformist officials during the coup. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-usa-fed-exclusive/ex...
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