TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan next week will consider expanding its purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds to help large companies through the financial turmoil triggered by the new coronavirus pandemic, Nikkei has learned.
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Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is preparing a smorgasbord of funding options to help Japanese companies through the coronavirus turmoil. © Reuters
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan next week will consider expanding its purchases of commercial paper and corporate bonds to help large companies through the financial turmoil triggered by the new coronavirus pandemic, Nikkei has learned.