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  "title": "Japan: Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Note on Credit Intermediation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, September 7, 2012",
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  "summary": "This paper is an analysis of Japan’s credit channel. The economic condition has no hindrance, but credit demand showed an inert performance. The state’s policies have helped the flow of finance and prevent bankruptcy, but several other aspects act as an impediment to credit control.",
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      "heading": "Overview and Purpose",
      "content": "- This paper is an analysis of Japan’s credit channel.\n- The Executive Board takes up this paper as a study of Japan’s thoughts in an efficient route to credit boom.\n- Publication metadata:\n  - Pages: 48\n  - Volume: 2012\n  - Issue: 262\n  - Series: Country Report No. 2012/262\n  - DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475510454.002\n  - Stock No: 1JPNEA2012008\n  - ISBN: 9781475510454\n  - ISSN: 1934-7685\n  - Publication date on page: September 7, 2012"
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      "heading": "Key Findings",
      "content": "- Economic conditions present no hindrance to credit supply.\n- Credit demand showed an inert performance.\n- State policies have helped the flow of finance and prevented bankruptcy.\n- Several other aspects act as impediments to credit control."
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      "heading": "Subject Areas and Keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Credit, Credit risk, Economic sectors, Financial institutions, Financial regulation and supervision, Loans, Money, Small and medium enterprises\n- Keywords: bank, Bank credit, capital structure, CR, Credit, credit demand, credit guarantee, credit intermediation, credit risk, Credit risk, financing condition, Global, ISCR, loan, Loans, net profit, return on assets, shinkin bank, Small and medium enterprises, trust bank, venture capital"
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      "content": "- Restructuring of financial policies in government-affiliated institutions.\n- Promotion of electronic registrations.\n- Adoption and expansion of risk-based financing.\n- Reinforcing bank administrations.\n\nJapan: Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Note on Credit Intermediation, September 7, 2012.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr12262\n  - cr12262 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr12262 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475510454.002",
    "This paper is an analysis of Japan’s credit channel.",
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    "Economic conditions present no hindrance to credit supply.",
    "State policies have helped the flow of finance and prevented bankruptcy.",
    "Several other aspects act as impediments to credit control.",
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    "Keywords: bank, Bank credit, capital structure, CR, Credit, credit demand, credit guarantee, credit intermediation, credit risk, Credit risk, financing condition, Global, ISCR, loan, Loans, net profit, return on assets, shinkin bank, Small and medium enterprises, trust bank, venture capital",
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