Neptune's A to Z of Abenomics

Alice Rigby
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In 2014, Japan unleashed a radical stimulus package, fell back into technical recession, and saw a tentative economic recovery stalled by a dramatic sales tax increase.

Now, a week after Shinzo Abe won the snap election he called to prevent another sales tax hike, Japan is back on investors' minds as the radical prime minister looks to continue his progressive economic reform programme. Here, the team from Neptune Investment Management explains the key points and pitfalls of Abe's reform programme, universally known as Abenomics. A is for the man himself, Shinzo Abe (pictured). He came to power for a second time in 2012, promising 'bold monetary policy, flexible fiscal policy and a growth strategy that encourages private investment'. With these...

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