Secretary Bessent Announces 2026 G20 Finance Track Agenda and Asheville Meeting
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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the priorities and schedule for the 2026 G20 Finance Track on February 19, 2026, including hosting a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina. The announcement outlines six priorities: modernizing financial regulation, addressing global imbalances, enhancing debt transparency and restructuring, endorsing a digital assets ecosystem, improving cross-border payments, and promoting financial literacy. Four in-person meetings are scheduled: April 16 in Washington DC, August 29-September 1 in Asheville, and October 15 in Bangkok, Thailand, culminating in a Leaders' Summit on December 14-15 in Miami, Florida.
“The United States' G20 host year will culminate with President Trump's Leaders' Summit on December 14-15, at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida.”
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The US Treasury announced the 2026 G20 Finance Track priorities and meeting schedule, led by Secretary Bessent. The six stated priorities are: modernizing financial regulation, strengthening understanding of global imbalances, enhancing debt transparency and facilitating debt restructuring, endorsing a vibrant digital assets ecosystem, improving cross-border payments and addressing payments fraud and scams, and promoting financial literacy. The schedule includes meetings in Washington DC, Asheville, and Bangkok before the December Leaders' Summit in Miami.
G20 member jurisdictions and participating financial institutions should track this agenda as it signals US priorities for international financial coordination. The explicit mention of digital assets and cross-border payments fraud may inform regulatory expectations for firms operating across G20 markets. The meeting schedule provides specific dates for engagement opportunities with international counterparts.
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Secretary Bessent Announces 2026 G20 Finance Track Agenda and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina
US Treasury Department, Washington DC
February 19, 2026
Today, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the priorities and schedule for the 2026 G20 Finance Track, including hosting a meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina.
“Thanks to President Trump’s pro-growth economic policies, the United States’ economy is reaching historic heights, and as the G20’s Finance Track lead Treasury will leverage America’s demonstrable economic success and bring the G20 back to its core mission by undertaking a streamlined, results-oriented approach for the group,” said Secretary Bessent. “In close coordination with the State Department, we will execute on the President’s agenda for the G20 by prioritizing pro-growth economic policies through modernizing financial regulation; strengthening our understanding of excessive global imbalances; enhancing debt transparency and facilitating debt restructuring processes; endorsing a vibrant digital assets ecosystem; improving cross-border payments and addressing payments fraud and scams; and promoting financial literacy.”
In posting the schedule of meetings, Secretary Bessent added: “I am proud to spotlight that the United States will host the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina. The selection of historic Asheville reflects the Trump Administration’s commitment to the revitalization and resilience of western North Carolina, which continues to rebuild after the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene.”
The current schedule of in-person G20 Finance Track 2026 meetings includes:
- April 16 (Washington, DC): Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting.
- August 29-30 (Asheville, North Carolina): Finance and central bank deputies meeting.
- August 31 - September 1 (Asheville, North Carolina): Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting.
- October 15 (Bangkok, Thailand): Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting. The United States’ G20 host year will culminate with President Trump’s Leaders’ Summit on December 14-15, at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida.
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