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Treasury Hosts Workshop on Financial Inclusion

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Photo: Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Remarks at the Workshop on Financial Inclusion in the Americas

The Department of the Treasury hosts Mexican Finance Secretary Agustín Carstens and other Latin American leaders this week for a two-day Workshop on Financial Inclusion, building on Secretary Paulson's initiative to improve Latin Americans' access to basic financial services. The workshop will focus on a variety of issues on living without tools to build financial security, including improving small business lending in Latin America, regulatory landscape and the impact of remittances on the region.