Yep, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has donned his journo hat and has a piece in the FT: My ‘third arrow’ will fell Japan’s economic demons
But no, he isn’t a closet journalist, its an opinion piece – Abe is selling his ‘growth strategy’ announced last week. He says in the article
- “Our structural reforms have shifted up a gear this month
- I have also accelerated negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and on an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU in recent months.
- can the Japanese economy withstand the consumption tax increase, which is effective from April. Unlike in 1997, the signs are encouraging.
- The employment market is also improving
- A third question is whether economic growth can be sustained in Japan, with its ageing society and falling birth rate. Here, my answer is clear. We need the support of all citizens.
- Fiscal sustainability is crucial.”
There’s more detail at the article in the The Financial Times (gated, but can be read with a free registration) : My ‘third arrow’ will fell Japan’s economic demons