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Economic Survey of Japan 2009: Financial stability: overcoming the crisis and improving the efficiency of the banking sector

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30-Sep-2009

Emergency measures adopted in the wake of the global crisis should be phased out once a recovery is in place, while adopting reforms to address chronic problems in the financial sector and increase efficiency.

Economic Survey of Japan 2009: Overcoming the global crisis: the need for a new growth model

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30-Sep-2009

As attention shifts to fiscal consolidation, sustaining output growth will depend increasingly on private domestic demand, requiring reforms, particularly in the labour market and the non-manufacturing sector.

Inflation responses to recent shocks: do G7 countries behave differently?

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01-Apr-2009

Lukas Vogel, Elena Rusticelli, Pete Richardson, Stéphanie Guichard and Christian Gianella

This paper uses a variety of empirical methods to examine the apparent differences in monetary policy stances as between the United States and other G7 economies.

Quantifying the effect of financial conditions in the Euro Area, Japan, United Kingdom and United States

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06-Mar-2009

Stéphanie Guichard, David Haugh and David Turner

This paper constructs a broad measure of financial conditions for the United States, Japan, the Euro Area and the United Kingdom, by extending monetary condition indices which are traditionally used to gauge the impact of monetary policy on the economy.

FDI from OECD countries jumps 50% in 2007 but set to fall in 2008

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24-Jun-2008

Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from OECD countries in 2007 leapt to a record USD 1.82 trillion from USD 1.2 trillion in 2006 but are projected to fall sharply in 2008, according to estimates from the OECD.

Economic survey of Japan 2008: Bringing an end to deflation under the new monetary policy framework

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07-Apr-2008

Given slower growth and increased economic uncertainty, the central bank should not raise the policy interest rate until inflation is firmly positive and the risk of renewed deflation becomes negligible.

A New Challenge for the OECD

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04-Dec-2007

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Addressing Japanese business representatives, Angel Gurría underlined that the OECD is gradually turning into a genuine engine of convergence between developed and developing economies. He stressed important ...

Economic Survey of Japan 2006: A strategy for fiscal consolidation

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20-Jul-2006

Japan should aim at stabilising its gross debt to GDP ratio – currently the highest in the OECD -- by the early 2010s. While reducing spending is the top priority, increases in tax revenue will also be necessary.

Economic Survey of Japan 2006: Ensuring a definitive end to deflation and sustaining the soundness

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20-Jul-2006

With deflation ending, the Bank of Japan has introduced a new monetary policy framework. It is essential to avoid a rapid rise in interest rates and to ensure the soundness of the banking sector. 

FAIR 2006 - Issues Arising in the Cross-Border Insolvency of Groups of Companies in Japan

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27-Apr-2006

This document reproduces a report by Mr. Shinjiro Takagi written after the Fifth Forum for Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR) which was held on 27-28 April 2006 in Beijing, China. It will form part of the forthcoming OECD publication “Legal & Institutional Reforms of Asian Insolvency Systems”