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Government to establish at the country's central bank a monetary policy committee armed with a mandate to push through necessary reforms. This realignment would make the nation's monetary policy more transparent and accountable, the group has argued.
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Minutes of the Bank of Japan's Oct. 30 policy board meeting released Thursday showed members suggested that central bank could extend a low-interest loan program which is now due to expire at the end of the fiscal year in March. One member "expressed...
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The dollar edged higher on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as investors pared back riskier assets, prompting higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar to lose their appeal. Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.5% on Friday and logged...
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Harris, has added his voice to those calling for the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to be duly constituted as an independent central bank. The recent dismissal of long-standing central bank governor Derick Latibeaudiere has rekindled the debate on the structure...
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A government representative called on the Bank of Japan to ensure corporate funding at the central bank's Oct. 13-14 policy meeting, at which policymakers discussed when to end emergency funding measures, according to the meeting's minutes released Thursday....
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The decision came after the Government dismissed Bank of Jamaica governor, Derick Latibeaudiere, on Friday. Prime Minister Bruce Golding declared yesterday that the country could no longer afford him. "The Government found unacceptable, embarrassing and...
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Rudolph Brown/Photographer Derick Latibeaudiere was not known to venture too often from his high-rise office on the waterfront, and was not known to mingle much in public...But Latibeaudiere often found himself in the headlines; sometimes to defend his...
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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kiyohiko Nishimura indicated Wednesday the central bank may let corporate bond purchases and other unconventional measures expire in December on schedule, citing recent improvement in fundraising conditions. To access full...
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The welfare ministry will provide single-father households the same child-care allowances as low-income, single-mother families from next year, ministry sources said Wednesday. Currently, only low-income, single-mother households with children up to age...
Tags: Bank of Japan, BOJ, father households, central bank, low level
It upgraded its view of the economy, saying it "had started to pick up". There has been some pressure from the government to keep the stimulus going because the economy is still unstable. 'Too risky' Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii made the remarks last...
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