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Bank of Japan downgrades growth forecasts

The Bank of Japan gas has acknowledged the increasing impact of global problems on Japan's economy, slashing growth forecasts from 1.5% to 1.2% ...full story at Financial Times

from Financial Times on Tue, Jul 15 2008

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