TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) yesterday appointed one of its most prominent economists to head a division drafting monetary policy, as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic complicates policymakers’ efforts to predict the economic outlook.
Takuji Kawamoto, a career central banker with a PhD in economics, will head the BoJ’s policy planning division.
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