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Scott Bessent: “Financial institutions continue to find out the hard way that we are serious about Operation Economic Outcast.”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2026
Financial institutions continue to find out the hard way that we are serious about Operation Economic Outcast.
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Scott Bessent

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Comment on sanctions against a Turkish bank.

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