News from June 2023
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mali
By State Newswire Report | Jun 28, 2023
During the review period, the transition government made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report available online within a reasonable period.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Lesotho
By State Newswire Report | Jun 28, 2023
During the review period, the government made its enacted budget publicly available within a reasonable period.
Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire Report | Jun 28, 2023
Pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 41st drawdown for Ukraine, which will provide $500 million worth of U.S. arms and equipment from Department of Defense stocks.
Sanctioning Entities and Individual Connected to Wagner Group in Africa
By State Newswire Report | Jun 28, 2023
The United States is imposing sanctions on several entities in the Central African Republic (CAR)
The United States Issues an Advisory Focused on the Gold Sector Across Sub-Saharan Africa
By State Newswire Report | Jun 28, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Rwanda
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Rwanda. During the review period, the government published the executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. Allocations to and earnings from all major state-owned enterprises were not available in budget documents.
Commemoration of Eid al-Adha
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States, I wish Muslims both at home and around the world a blessed Eid al-Adha.
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Belize
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Belize. During the review period, the government made its enacted budget, end-of-year report, and information on debt obligations publicly available, including online. Budget information was generally reliable. However, it did not publish an executive budget proposal...
“SENATE RESOLUTION 260--RECOGNIZING TUNISIA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE ARAB SPRING AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR UPHOLDING ITS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND NORMS” published by the Congressional Record on June 21
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
“SENATE RESOLUTION 260--RECOGNIZING TUNISIA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE ARAB SPRING AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR UPHOLDING ITS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND NORMS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2189-S2190 on June 21
Department of State Releases 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: On June 27, 2023, the United States Department of State released the 2023 Fiscal Transparency Report, which found that, of data collected at 141 of our posts around the world, the governments of 72 met minimum requirements of fiscal transparency. Sixty-nine did not meet the minimum requirements of fiscal ...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Ukraine. During the review period, the government declared martial law in response to Russia’s brutal, unjustified, and unprovoked war on Ukraine and occupation of parts of its territory. Fierce fighting is ongoing along a broad front, and the entire country continues ...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Papua New Guinea
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Papua New Guinea. During the review period, the government published its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. The budget provided a substantially full picture by including major sources of revenue and...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: The Gambia
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: The Gambia. During the review period, the government’s budget and information on debt obligations were widely and easily accessible to the public, including online. The budget was substantially complete and generally reliable. The supreme audit institution reviewed...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Equatorial Guinea
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments:Equatorial Guinea. During the review period, the government published its enacted budget within a reasonable period. The government did not, however, publish an executive budget proposal and an end-of-year report within a reasonable period. Budget documents were prepared...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Mali
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Mali. During the review period, the transition government made its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report available online within a reasonable period. Information on debt obligations was publicly available, except major state-owned enterprise...
McCaul Announces Foreign Military Sales Task Force
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) Task Force to modernize U.S. foreign military sales processes in several key areas so that it is responsive...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Chad
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Chad. During the review period, the transitional government made its executive budget proposal, its enacted budget, and end-of-year report publicly available within a reasonable period. Budget documents broke down expenditures by ministry, but did not include all...
2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Ecuador
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Government-by-Government Assessments: Ecuador. During the review period, the government published its executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report online within a reasonable period. The government excluded complete information on financial allocations to and earnings from state-owned...
Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
Release: Pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 41st drawdown for Ukraine, which will provide $500 million worth of U.S. arms and equipment from Department of Defense stocks. This security assistance package will support Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive operations with ...
The United States Issues an Advisory Focused on the Gold Sector Across Sub-Saharan Africa
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the United States Agency for International Development issued a unique business risk advisory focused on the gold sector ...