TOKYO : Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday the central bank's purchases of exchange-traded funds are part of its monetary stimulus and it was up to the bank to decide on how to dispose of such assets.'I don't think the BOJ's ETF purchases are having negative influence on individuals'
FILE PHOTO: A man walks at the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a news conference after a meeting of G7 leaders on the sidelines of G20 finance ministers' summit on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar
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