WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met with South African Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring meetings, after having recently met during the Deputy Secretary’s trip to South Africa. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo and Minister Godongwana discussed South Africa’s next steps in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). Deputy Secretary Adeyemo acknowledged South Africa’s efforts to improve its ability to combat illicit finance and offered to cooperate and assist with South Africa’s ongoing work. The Deputy Secretary also discussed regional and global developments and how to foster the U.S.-South Africa bilateral relationship.
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