Economics

Paschal Donohoe to meet with US finance heavyweights on trip to Washington

Eurogroup president will meet with Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell in discussions centred around European and US economic outlooks

Paschal Donohoe pictured with Janet Yellen, the US treasury secretary, in October 2022. Picture: Getty

Paschal Donohoe is to attend a series of high-level talks with finance officials in the United States this week to discuss the global economic outlook.

The minister for public expenditure and president of the Eurogroup will travel to Washington D.C. on Tuesday to meet with Janet Yellen, the US treasury secretary, and Jerome Powell, the chair of the US federal reserve.

Discussions are expected to focus on the European and US economic outlooks, global financial ...