Japan Needs a New Framework for a Post-Deflation Economy
Matthew Poggi | 29 April 2026
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Economic Growth,
Governing Finance,
Japan Japan’s policy-makers should reconsider whether the institutional framework governing relations between the government and the Bank of Japan still fits the country’s economic priorities.
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Fortifying the Role of Finance After Indonesia’s Floods
Muhammad Qaisar and
Togi Prakoso | 14 March 2026
Monetary,
Op-Eds | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Governing Finance,
Indonesia,
Macroprudential Policy The floods are a stark reminder that finance is never neutral. When well governed, it can absorb shocks, speed reconstruction and strengthen resilience. When misaligned, it can amplify fragilities and lock in future risks.
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Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity in ASEAN
12 March 2026 | Singapore | Co-hosted with AMRO and SEACEN | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
ASEAN+3,
Central Banks,
Economic Growth,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance Central banks, financial regulators and supervisors play a critical role in building resilient financial markets and economies amidst novel risks, and to unlock the opportunities associated with the deep structural changes ahead.
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Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity in South Korea
9 March 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | Co-hosted with AMRO and SEACEN | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Economic Growth,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
South Korea,
Systemic Risks Welfare and economic growth in South Korea depend increasingly depend on the country’s capacity to align economic priorities with the need to address long-term structural transformations. Immediate challenges are deeply interlinked with longer-term shifts, including the digitalization of finance, population ageing, the green transition, and
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Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity in Japan
5 March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Co-hosted with AMRO and SEACEN | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Economic Growth,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Japan,
Systemic Risks Welfare and economic growth in Japan depend increasingly depend on the country’s capacity to align economic priorities with the need to address long-term structural transformations. Immediate challenges are deeply interlinked with longer-term shifts, including the digitalization of finance, population ageing, the green transition, and accelerating
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Direction Ahead for Low-Carbon Development Finance in Vietnam
Patrick Lenain | 15 January 2026
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Op-Eds | Tags:
Economic Growth,
Energy,
Governing Finance,
Industrial Policy,
Vietnam Climate finance is featured prominently in international climate negotiations, and a number of countries have published climate finance strategies outlining investment needs for mitigation and adaptation. Yet a narrow focus on climate finance risks missing the point.
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Sanaenomics: Bridging Abenomics and New Capitalism
Matthew Poggi | 5 November 2025
Monetary,
Op-Eds | Tags:
Economic Growth,
Governing Finance,
Japan Sanae Takaichi begins her tenure as prime minister of Japan with a rare combination of political momentum and market confidence. Her inaugural public-support rating exceeds that of her recent predecessors, and equities have risen nearly 10% since she became leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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The Bank of Japan Must Define a Strategy for Its ETF Holdings – Not Just Its Sales
Ken Shibusawa and
Matthew Poggi | 28 October 2025
Monetary,
Op-Eds | Tags:
Asset Purchases,
Central Banks,
Governing Finance,
Japan The Bank of Japan (BOJ) plans to sell its ETFs at roughly 620 billion yen a year on a market-value basis (330 billion yen on a book-value basis), a time frame under which BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would "take more than 100 years"
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Missing Dollars – Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade
Gilles Carbonnier and
co-editors | 19 June 2024
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Trade,
Books | Tags:
Commodities,
Governing Finance,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures The book sheds new light on issues such as addressing push and pull factors through domestic and international policy measures, the preferences of key stakeholders for short-term fixes versus long-term policy reforms, and prescriptive approaches and other options to address tax base erosion in resource-rich
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Monetary Policy and Climate Change – Distinguishing Between a Protective and a Proactive Agenda
Timothy Lane | 4 June 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Governing Finance Central banks in many economies are striving to take account of climate change in their policies and operations. In this context, the important distinction between a protective agenda versus a proactive agenda is often blurred.
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