Associate Economist, Japan Macro Advisors

Monali Samaddar

Associate Economist

Concise and Insightful Analysis on Japan Economy

Japan Macro Advisors

Our mission is to provide a concise and timely analysis on the Japanese economy for the benefit of global audiences. Communication, especially in foreign languages, has always been a weakness for the Japanese, which was fine when Japan's economic might attracted foreign media and various other institutions to study and report on Japan - such days are long gone. In the last two decades, we saw foreign institutions reallocating their resources from Japan to other more exciting parts of the world. As a result, when we read reporting on Japan in foreign media, we sense a subtle but noticeable decline in the depth of understanding what is actually happening in Japan.

Macroeconomics

<p>Growth in the non-food bank credit increased to 10.7% year on year (YoY) in April 2018, from 8.4% YoY in March. The figures for April chart a strong course in overall credit and marks the highest growth since September 2016. Personal loans and credit to service sector continued to show steady expansion and increased by 19.1% and 20.7% respectively. On similar lines, agricultural credit and priority sector lending have improved modestly from the previous month.</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/054/004/original/ima_chart_jpeg_undefined_0.jpeg?1527835337" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="54004"></figure><p>Credit to industry, on the other…</p>

Growth in the non-food bank credit increased to 10.7% year on year (YoY) in April 2018, from 8.4% YoY in March. The figures for April chart a strong course in overall credit and marks the highest growth since September 2016. Personal loans and credit to service sector continued to show steady expansion and increased by 19.1% and 20.7% respectively. On similar lines, agricultural credit and priority sector lending have improved modestly from the previous month.Credit to industry, on the other…

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