Wolf Richter www.testosteronepit.com There are certainly some things that Japan can lecture France on, for example standing in line quietly without pushing and shoving and trying to get ahead. Lines in Japan are a display of communal discipline. In France, a line is something to be worked actively. They have an expression for it,...
Japan's finance minister said on Thursday he expressed concerns about the rise of the yen in a meeting with his counterparts from China and South Korea. Finance Minister Jun Azumi, in Manila for the Asian … (get the story…)
The International Monetary Fund looks set to receive the $400 billion it needs to boost a "global firewall" and help stem Europe's debt crisis, Japan's finance minister said. (get the story…)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is likely to achieve the touted $400 billion boost to its financial firepower as more countries signaled readiness to contribute funds, Japan's finance minister said, in a sign the G20 has made progress in building up a global firewall to contain the euro zone debt crisis. …...
Japan will enter talks with other countries this week on how to respond to the International Monetary Fund's call to boost its resources to tackle Europe's debt crisis, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said … (get the story…)
Despite levels of public debt which are already among the world's highest, Japan must not hesitate to issue more debt to stimulate its economy, Professor Eisuke Sakakibara, former vice finance minister of Japan told CNBC on Monday. (read more here…)
