Abe eyes new economic talks with experts ahead of G-7 summit

Abe eyes new economic talks with experts ahead of G-7 summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on March 1, 2016. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference the same day that Abe plans to launch talks with experts from home and abroad to analyze the world economy and study ways to stabilize financial markets in the run-up to a Group of Seven summit Japan will host in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000084285
  • Registered date
  • 2016/3/01 10:09:43
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1986 × 2748 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 453.00(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japan's economy to expand 1.5% in fiscal 2017: gov't

    Japan's economy to expand 1.5% in fiscal 2017: gov't

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2016. The government said the same day the Japanese economy will likely grow 1.5 percent in real terms in fiscal 2017 as improving labor market conditions and income growth, partly supported by stimulus measures, will boost consumption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Japan needs stimulus steps if it raises sales tax: U.S. economic adviser

      Japan needs stimulus steps if it raises sales tax: U.S. economic adviser

      David Romer (R), a professor of the University of California at Berkeley, speaks in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. His wife Christina Romer (2nd from R), also a UC Berkeley professor and a former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said Japan can reduce the negative effects of a consumption tax hike on the economy by taking stimulus measures if it goes ahead with the tax hike in April 2017 as planned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Japan needs stimulus steps if it raises sales tax: U.S. economic adviser

        Japan needs stimulus steps if it raises sales tax: U.S. economic adviser

        Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Finance Minister Taro Aso (2nd from L) hold talks in Tokyo on May 19, 2016 with David Romer (R) and Christina Romer (2nd from R), professors of the University of California at Berkeley. Christina Romer, a former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said Japan can reduce the negative effects of a consumption tax hike on the economy by taking stimulus measures if it goes ahead with the tax hike in April 2017 as planned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Japan needs stimulus steps if it raises sales tax: U.S. economic adviser

          Japan needs stimulus steps if it raises sales tax: U.S. economic adviser

          Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in a meeting with U.S. economics professors in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. Christina Romer, a former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said Japan can reduce the negative effects of a consumption tax hike on the economy by taking economic stimulus measures if it goes ahead with the tax hike in April 2017 as planned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            OECD suggests Japan raise sales tax to "at least 15%" in future

            OECD suggests Japan raise sales tax to "at least 15%" in future

            Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a meeting at his office in Tokyo on April 13, 2016, held as the fifth in a series of hearings by Abe of foreign economists as part of preparations for a Group of Seven summit Japan will host in May. Angel Gurria (L), secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, suggested Japan raise the consumption tax from the current 8 percent to "at least 15 percent" in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              OECD suggests Japan raise sales tax to "at least 15%" in future

              OECD suggests Japan raise sales tax to "at least 15%" in future

              Angel Gurria (far L), secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) attend a meeting in Tokyo on April 13, 2016, as part of preparations for a Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture in May. Gurria suggested Japan raise the consumption tax from the current 8 percent to "at least 15 percent" in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Gov't hails BOJ's adoption of "bold" credit easing step

                Gov't hails BOJ's adoption of "bold" credit easing step

                Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2016 that the government appreciates the Bank of Japan's introduction of a negative interest rate as an additional monetary easing step. Suga called it a "bold" measure to fight chronic deflation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Japan's economy grows a revised 1.0% in July-Sept., avoids recession

                  Japan's economy grows a revised 1.0% in July-Sept., avoids recession

                  (From L) Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2015. Japan's economy grew an annualized 1.0 percent in the July-September period in inflation-adjusted terms, a turnaround from a contraction in preliminary data, the government said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Gov't vows to advance Abenomics after Nikkei tops 20,000

                    Gov't vows to advance Abenomics after Nikkei tops 20,000

                    Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2015. He said the government will steadily promote the "Abenomics" policy mix to stem deflation and revitalize the economy after the Nikkei stock index topped 20,000 in the day's early trading for the first time in 15 years (Kyodo) ==Kyodo