Nikkei: Japan eyes fresh stimulus plan worth over US$929b to battle pandemic | Malay Mail

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TOKYO, May 25 — Japan is considering a fresh stimulus package worth over US$929 billion (RM4.05 trillion) that will consist mostly of financial aid programmes for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper said today. The package, to be funded by a second extra budget for the...

Monday, 25 May 2020 07:21 AM MYT

The move would be the latest effort by Tokyo to support an economy on track for its deepest slump in postwar history, as the pandemic crushes businesses and consumer spending. The second extra budget, worth ¥100 trillion , will include ¥60 trillion for expanding loan programmes that state-affiliated and private financial institutions offer to firms hit by virus, the paper said.

Japan’s economy slipped into recession in the last quarter, and analysts expect another 22 per cent contraction in April-June due to the hit from the health crisis.

 

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