Independent journal on economy and transport policy
19:11 GMT+2
Japan: Stop-go economy
(BBC News)
May 21, 2000
After a good start into the year Japan's faltering economy could soon come to a sudden halt again, according to the country's finance minister Kiichi Miyazawa.
Speaking on a television talkshow, Mr Miyazawa confirmed expectations of a 2% growth rate for the first quarter of the year.
But he immediately warned that flagging consumer demand could bring the ...... Read more on BBC News
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher