Tokyo — Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will keep close co-ordination with the new government led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to pull the pandemic-hit economy out of its slump.

Kuroda, speaking to reporters on Thursday, sought to reassure investors that the BOJ will keep easing in pursuit of its 2% inflation target and maintain its close relationship with the government after its first leadership change in almost eight years...

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