Japan finance chief quits over alleged drunkenness (AP via Yahoo! News)
February 18th, 2009
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Japan’s finance minister resigned in disgrace Tuesday after slurring his speech and nodding off during the G-7 summit in Rome last weekend in yet another political distraction as the world’s No. 2 economy battles an ever-deepening recession.
Finance business helping economy (BBC News)
Jersey’s economy is not suffering as much as others because of the island’s investment management industry, says finance body.
Japan Finance Chief May Consider No-Interest Bonds (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Japan may consider issuing bonds aimed at encouraging households to save less and help fund spending in an economy heading for its worst postwar recession, newly appointed Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said yesterday.
