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MNI BRIEF: BOJ Opinions: Potential Delay To Pre-Covid Level GDP

TOKYO (MNI)

One Bank of Japan board member warned of a delay in returning to pre-pandemic levels of real gross domestic product growth and a different member voiced concern over downside risks to economy from pandemic conditions, according to opinions released on Wednesday from the January policy meeting.

“As more areas will likely be under priority measures to prevent the spread of disease, it is inevitable that moves to voluntarily limit economic activities will spread among the public to some extent,” one member said, see: MNI BRIEF: IMF Ups Japan GDP View On Export Recovery, Stimulus.

MNI Tokyo Bureau | +81 90-2175-0040 | hiroshi.inoue@marketnews.com
MNI Tokyo Bureau | +81 90-2175-0040 | hiroshi.inoue@marketnews.com

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