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Scott Bessent: “We've called for stronger analysis to better identify the…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Scott Bessent Takes Reporters' Questions At G20 Finance Meeting In Asheville, North Carolina

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

The conversations we had here in Asheville should serve as a model for deeper engagement between policymakers and the private sector going forward. Third, we had a candid discussion about excessive and persistent imbalances that threaten global prosperity. We've called for stronger analysis to better identify the policies that contributed [to] these imbalances and distort fair competition and hurt workers around the world. Fourth, we continued our work on sovereign debt. Debt distress can prevent companies from investing in their people and their futures. (03:13–03:25)

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Asserts that there is a call for better analysis to identify policies causing global economic imbalances.

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