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  "title": "Japan: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 10, 2001",
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  "summary": "The new government in Tokyo has a window of opportunity to address the deep-seated structural problems that lie at the root of Japan's lackluster economic performance over the past decade. The government has appropriately identified banking sector problems as a top priority.",
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      "content": "- The new government in Tokyo has a window of opportunity to address the deep-seated structural problems that lie at the root of Japan's lackluster economic performance over the past decade.\n- The government has appropriately identified banking sector problems as a top priority.\n- Broader reforms are needed to strengthen the regulatory framework and lay the basis for a sound banking system.\n- In the near term, fiscal policy should remain responsive to changing economic circumstances.\n- Enhancing the transparency of the monetary policy framework is required."
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      "content": "- Structural problems are deep-seated and are the root of Japan's lackluster economic performance over the past decade.\n- Banking sector problems are a top priority for the government.\n- Regulatory framework weaknesses impede the establishment of a sound banking system.\n- Fiscal policy needs to be responsive to changing economic circumstances in the near term.\n- Monetary policy transparency requires enhancement."
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      "content": "- Prioritize resolution of banking sector problems.\n- Implement broader reforms to strengthen the regulatory framework to support a sound banking system.\n- Keep fiscal policy responsive to changing economic circumstances in the near term.\n- Enhance the transparency of the monetary policy framework."
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      "content": "- Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Distressed assets, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Financial sector policy and analysis, Fiscal policy, Loans, Nonperforming loans\n- Keywords: Asia and Pacific, coalition, CR, Distressed assets, equity holding, firm, FSA official, Global, hi banks' self-assessments, ISCR, Loans, monetary policy, Nonperforming loans, restructuring plan, service provision, trust bank license\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr01144\n  - cr01144 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr01144 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: August 10, 2001",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820478.002",
    "The new government in Tokyo has a window of opportunity to address the deep-seated structural problems that lie at the root of Japan's lackluster economic performance over the past decade.",
    "The government has appropriately identified banking sector problems as a top priority.",
    "Broader reforms are needed to strengthen the regulatory framework and lay the basis for a sound banking system.",
    "In the near term, fiscal policy should remain responsive to changing economic circumstances.",
    "Enhancing the transparency of the monetary policy framework is required.",
    "Structural problems are deep-seated and are the root of Japan's lackluster economic performance over the past decade.",
    "Regulatory framework weaknesses impede the establishment of a sound banking system.",
    "Monetary policy transparency requires enhancement.",
    "Prioritize resolution of banking sector problems.",
    "Implement broader reforms to strengthen the regulatory framework to support a sound banking system.",
    "Keep fiscal policy responsive to changing economic circumstances in the near term.",
    "Enhance the transparency of the monetary policy framework.",
    "Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Distressed assets, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Financial sector policy and analysis, Fiscal policy, Loans, Nonperforming loans",
    "Keywords: Asia and Pacific, coalition, CR, Distressed assets, equity holding, firm, FSA official, Global, hi banks' self-assessments, ISCR, Loans, monetary policy, Nonperforming loans, restructuring plan, service provision, trust bank license",
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