The Bank of Japan (日本銀行, Nippon Ginkō) is the central bank of Japan. It is called Nichigin (日銀) for short.

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Established in 1882
Bank Governor: Shirakawa Masaaki 白川方明 since April 2008
Base borrowing rate: 0.30%

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Japan’s Banking Giants MUFG & SMBC Eye Majority Stake In Yes Bank, Reports Suggest High-Stakes Bid
Japans Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) are reportedly mulling over a bid to acquire a majority stake in Yes Bank, sources familiar with the matter ...
Posted: April 13, 2024, 3:35 am
Race for Yes Bank: Japan’s MUFG, SMBC weigh majority stake buyout in lender
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) have expressed interest and are considering a bid to acquire a majority stake in Yes Bank, four people familiar ...
Posted: April 12, 2024, 8:50 am
Japan's MUFG discusses buying 20% stake in HDFC Bank's IPO-bound arm
For its part, MUFG has been ramping up its operations in India. In 2022, it opened a branch in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, a flagship project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It also ...
Posted: April 12, 2024, 1:12 am
Japan’s MUFG to buy 20% stake in HDFC Bank’s IPO-bound arm, reports ET
Japan's MUFG will buy a 20% stake in HDB Financial Services, a non-banking unit of Indian private lender HDFC Bank, valuing its IPO-bound arm at $9 billion-$10 billion, business ...
Posted: April 12, 2024, 12:15 am
Weak yen may actually deter Bank of Japan from hiking rates soon
The yen's fresh slide to a 34-year low complicates the Bank of Japan's deliberations on the timing of a next interest rate hike, as a resulting rise in import costs pushes up inflation but also hurts ...
Posted: April 11, 2024, 2:59 pm
The Bank of Japan's New Path Ahead
The Bank of Japan is set to normalise monetary policy when certain conditions are met, namely inflation, positive real cash earnings, and a recovery in domestic demand growth.
Posted: April 11, 2024, 4:20 am
Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh ...
Posted: April 9, 2024, 6:55 am
Bank of Japan hints at near-term rate hike, pushing yields higher
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said inflation would likely accelerate from "summer toward autumn" as bumper pay hikes push up prices, the Asahi newspaper reported, his strongest hint yet that ...
Posted: April 5, 2024, 12:55 am
Bank of Japan offers bleaker view on economy, flags upbeat wage signs
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) cut its economic assessment for most regions on Thursday (Apr 4) but signalled its confidence that ...
Posted: April 4, 2024, 12:01 am
Why even a historic Bank of Japan rate hike has failed to save the yen
Japan’s first interest rate hike in 17 years has failed to deliver the boost to the yen that policymakers had hoped for, with strategists pointing to four key reasons for the currency to remain weak ...
Posted: April 3, 2024, 6:59 pm
The Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy, opting for its first hike in 17 years
TOKYO — (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 12:20 am