Ministry of Finance

Japan ramps up intervention threats after yen slides past key 150 level

Japanese policymakers made fresh threats of intervention on Thursday after the yen tumbled past the key psychological level of 150…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka to present debt restructuring, IMF bailout plans to creditors

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka will make a presentation to its international creditors on Friday, laying out the full extent of its…

3 years ago

FOREX Euro holds above 2-decade low before ECB decision

The euro was hovering above Tuesday's two-decade low on Thursday as investors awaited a policy decision from the European Central…

3 years ago

Public sector paralysed as Lebanon lurches towards ‘failed state’

He rushes to water the garden at his home in the hills south of Beirut, using the single hour of…

3 years ago

Analysis: 100 banks, 1,000 suspects: German fraud probe puts Scholz on the spot

German chancellor Olaf Scholz faces lawmakers' questions this week over his role in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud as a…

3 years ago

Indian companies swapping dollar for Asian currencies to buy Russian coal

Indian companies are using Asian currencies more often to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry…

3 years ago

Explainer: What would Japan’s currency intervention to combat a weak yen look like?

Japan's government and the central bank are "concerned" about recent sharp yen declines and stand ready to respond as needed…

3 years ago

Explainer: What would Japan’s currency intervention to combat a weak yen look like?

Japanese policymakers escalated their warnings against sharp yen falls with the finance minister saying the currency's slump to two-decade lows…

4 years ago

Japan urges crypto firms to comply with sanctions against Russia

Japanese authorities ordered crypto exchanges on Monday not to process transactions involving crypto assets subject to asset-freeze sanctions against Russia…

4 years ago

Japanese investors dump overseas bonds in February

Japanese investors in February sold the most overseas debt in a month in nearly two years on concerns over monetary…

4 years ago