[PEN-L] the Bank of Japan

2006-03-08 Thread Eubulides
Bank of Japan facing a momentous decision By Martin Fackler The New York Times THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006 TOKYO Is Japan about to trigger a sell-off in global financial markets? Economists dismiss such fears as alarmist. But concerns have

Re: [PEN-L] the Bank of Japan

2006-03-09 Thread Anthony
I might add that Japan Post Office (still not privatized) hold nearly 3 trillion dollars (yes that's right) in savings and insurance funds from citizens. This is what I was told a few hours ago by the former Indian Ambassador to Japan, who is now an academic. His view, in a different context,