Tag: Taro Aso

AfDB President Adesina leads Bank mission to Japan, Korea, China

March 22, 2016/AfDB The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a top-level Bank team on a working visit to Japan, Korea and China from March 24-29. During the visit, the team will engage with top government officials of these countries and business corporates on […]

Asian shares slide as bank fears add to global gloom

Fri Feb 12, 2016/Reuters By Hideyuki Sano Asian shares slid on Friday as mounting concerns about the health of European banks further threatened a global economic outlook already under strain from falling oil prices and slowdown in China and other emerging markets. The prices of yen, gold and liquid government […]

Japan Aso: Next BOJ head doesn’t have to be from MOF

The next Bank of Japan governor does not have to be from the Ministry of Finance although the individual needs to have experience managing a large organisation, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. “It’s inappropriate to choose someone who does not have experience managing a big organisation,” Aso […]