Japan bourse falls on reports Abe set to resign
Resignation of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo over worsening health will trigger a leadership race in the Liberal Democratic Party
28 August 2020 - 09:10
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the nation’s longest serving premier, is set to resign due to his worsening health, a source close to a ruling party official said on Friday, sparking a slide in Tokyo stock prices and a rise in the yen.
“The resignation is a done deal,” said the source close to a senior official in Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party...
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