On October 20, 2026, Minister Katayama met with Dutch Finance Minister Heijnen. They exchanged views on a wide range of global economic issues and future bilateral cooperation. This summary covers...
The chair’s statement for the 54th IMFC meeting, held in Bangkok on October 17, 2026, noted that the global economy has weathered successive shocks better than expected, while buffers have eroded and...
In the preliminary balance of payments report for August 2026 released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the current account recorded a surplus of 4.062 trillion yen, larger than a year earlier, partly...
The Ministry of Finance released the implementation status of foreign exchange intervention for August 27 through September 28, 2026, and reported an intervention amount of 0 yen for the period. The...
As the PC fund market expands, particularly in the United States, changes in some lending terms associated with competition among funds and diversification in investment targets and fund design have...
On September 9, 2026, Minister Katayama met with European Commissioner Seraphin and exchanged views on JapanEU economic and fiscal policies. This is information posted on the Ministry of Finance's...
On August 31, 2026, local time, Minister Katayama met with UK Chancellor Healey in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. This was their first meeting since Chancellor Healey took office in July...
Following the USIsraeli attack on Iran and Iran's retaliatory attack at the end of February 2026, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz became difficult, constraining energy production and exports...
On September 19, 2025, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a 25minute meeting with His Royal Highness Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the Prime Minister's...
Statistics Canada announced on September 16 that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2025 rose 1.9% yearonyear, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from July 1.7%. The acceleration in CPI...
The first global fintech conference in the Middle East was held in Saudi Arabia, showcasing the kingdom growth potential in financial technology sector. The conference featured presentations from...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) released predictions that artificial intelligence implementation will boost global trade volume by nearly 40% by 2040. The forecast highlights AI transformative...
Chilean state copper company CODELCO and Anglo American Sur reached an agreement on September 16 for integrated operations of the adjacent Andina and Los Bronces copper mines. Subject to necessary...
Research Overview The Bank of Japan published on September 12, 2025, the latest analysis on trends in Private Equity (PE) funds and Private Debt (PD) funds. Authors are Keita Takemura, Yuko Iwamura,...
Cabinet Reshuffle Implementation Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto dismissed five ministers including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani on September 8, and appointed four ministers and one deputy...
BRICS Emergency Summit Convened On September 8, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attended an online BRICS emergency summit convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Chinese...
China's State Council announced sports consumption promotion measures with the goal of reaching an industry scale of 7 trillion yuan (approximately 143.5 trillion yen) by 2030. This ambitious target...
Ministry of Finance announced foreign exchange reserves status as of endAugust 2025. Augustend foreign reserves totaled .271.2 trillion with monthonmonth changes and composition details disclosed.......
The Ministry of Finance announced preliminary trade statistics for earlymid August 2025 (1st20th), showing both exports and imports declined yearonyear, while the trade deficit narrowed by 18.2%.......
Singapore's state investment company Temasek Holdings announced on August 28, 2025, a threeway split of its business according to its investment portfolio. The new structure is scheduled to launch on...