Japan GDP shrinks casting doubt on ‘Abenomics’ again
Japan’s economy contracts in Q2, as exports and consumer spending shrink.
Shinzo Abe
Japan: An Economy in Need of a Crisis?
Japan’s descent into recession has prompted questions of what the country must do to right itself — and many agree that “Abenomics” will not be enough. Most Japan watchers and economists, and even Abe himself, say that to restore sustainable growth, Japan needs sweeping deregulation and structural reforms. But pushing through such changes is proving daunting, despite Abe’s pledges to “drill deep into the bedrock” of Japan’s vested interests.
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Abenomics one year on
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