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Continued yen slide will have some negative side effects: BOJ deputy chief
Published Tue, Mar 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
A CONTINUOUSLY falling yen is not a benefit to the Japanese economy, because a weak currency has some negative side effects, Bank of Japan (BOJ) deputy governor Kikuo Mr Iwata said on Tuesday.
Mr Iwata also said the BOJ is not relying on a weak yen to meet its 2 per cent inflation target, in comments before the upper house fiscal and monetary policy committee.
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