TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will order his government to compile extra economic stimulus measures as early as November, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. The move would signal the government’s readiness to deploy more support to cushion Japan’s economy from the significant disruption to consumers and […]
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Japan’s Suga to order new economic stimulus as early as November, Nikkei says
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will order his government to compile extra economic stimulus measures as early as November, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference following his confirmation as Prime Minister of Japan in Tokyo, Japan September 16, […]
Japanese Banks Expect Digital Shift to Accelerate Under Suga
(Bloomberg) — Japanese banks expect the government’s efforts to deregulate and digitize the economy will gain momentum under the new administration led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “I have high expectations for the government’s digitalization drive,” Kanetsugu Mike, chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, told reporters on Thursday. A regulatory […]
Japan’s New PM Yoshihide Suga Is Self-made, Powerful Adviser
Japan’s new prime minister Yoshihide Suga is a farmer’s son with a reputation for inscrutability who has been a key government adviser and policy enforcer. The 71-year-old easily won election to office on Wednesday in parliament, where his ruling Liberal Democratic Party commands a comfortable majority, replacing Shinzo Abe, who […]