IMF Staff Country Reports

Japan: Economic and Policy Developments

November 2, 2000

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Summary

Fiscal policy has been strongly expansionary for most of the past decade in Japan. The resulting strain on public finances has made stimulus policies more difficult to maintain. The stance of monetary policy has remained unchanged over the past year. Further progress in resolving banking problems is essential given the plan to remove blanket deposit insurance in April 2002 and to lay the foundation for sustained growth. The paper discusses recent developments in the field of structural reform and deregulation in Japan.

Subject: Banking, Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Labor, Loans, Pensions, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Bank, BoJ approval, BoJ bill, BOJ valuation loss, Budget planning and preparation, Business investment, CR, Deregulation, East Asia, Global, Government administration, Investment, ISCR, Japan, Loans, Pensions, Policy stance

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    101

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2000/143

  • Stock No:

    1JPNEA0022000

  • ISBN:

    9781451820546

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685