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Bookmark or Share- Japan ends era of negative interest rates. Here’s whyDeflation in the past was probably one of the reasons for secular stagnation of the Japanese economy, but it is not a single absolute reason. In Japan, rapid ageing of population will continue, and innovations, such as digital investment and its wider use, still lag behind other advanced economies. Japan’s problem in real terms remains.”
- Impact of ageing population on Japan - The World Economic ForumMore than 1 in 10 people in Japan are now aged 80 or older, and the country consistently rates as having the world's oldest population. This is having a profound impact on Japan's economy, workforce and society. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2023 finds that only 35% of companies prioritize workers aged over 55.
- Should we be worried about deflation? | World Economic ForumJapan's experience during the “Lost Decade” in the 1990s is a pertinent example of the deflationary trap. The prolonged period of falling prices and sluggish economic growth showcased the challenges that deflation can present for policymakers and investors.
- Why is Japan's economy shrinking? | World Economic ForumThe news that Japan’s economy shrank at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2015 has come as a severe blow, even for a country used to difficult economic news. The contraction was worse than had been anticipated and casts doubt on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Abenomics – his drive to lift the country out of stagnation.
- Why is inflation so low in Japan? - The World Economic ForumBetween 1960 and the late 1980s, Japan’s economic growth was double that of the US. But in 1989, there was a stock market crash and a banking crisis in Japan. Inflation in Japan has remained low ever since, and turned into deflation in the 2000s, and again during the pandemic.
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