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Japan's economy enjoys longest expansion in 11 years
Published Thu, May 18, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN'S economy seems finally to have hit a winning streak after years of stop-go growth punctuated by occasional recessions. It grew at an annualised rate of 2.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, expanding for a fifth consecutive quarter - the longest growth period in eleven years.
On a quarter-…
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