Japan’s MoF talks Abenomics, volatility and downgrades

GlobalCapital sat down with Ministry of Finance officials Kei Kanamori, director of the office of debt management and JGB investor relations, as well as the director of the research office, and Ryo Ishida, deputy director in the office of debt management and JGB investor relations, to discuss the ministry’s take on the rapid change in the funding environment over the last two years, driven in large part by seemingly ever-increasing demand from the Bank of Japan.