Japan Central Bank To Review Options For Easier Credit
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Masaru Hayami, the top official of Japan's central bank, has recommended that the government support a less restrictive monetary policy. Toyko-based Bank of Japan raised its lending rates to 0.25% in August 2000.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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Japan is set to propose curbs on stockholdings by banks
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The government of Japan is planning regulations that would restrict how many stocks a bank can own. The government may also impose a deadline for when banks must write off their worst classes of bad loans.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2001
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Japan's Prime Minister chooses veteran for helm of Central Bank
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has selected Toshihiko Fukui as the new head of the Bank of Japan. Analysts see Fukui's appointment as a choice for the status quo and a blown chance to bolster the weak Japanese economy.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2003
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