IMF official warns on Japan debt: report (AFP)

Sun, 04/25/2010 - 18:51 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

AFP - A senior International Monetary Fund official warned of Japan's growing fiscal problems in an interview published Monday, describing the pace of deterioration as "pretty high".

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IMF official warns on Japan debt: report
A senior International Monetary Fund official warned of Japan's growing fiscal problems in an interview published Monday, describing the pace of deterioration as "pretty high".IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara made the comments in an interview with Kyodo news agency in Washington."Although Japan's problem should not be treated in the same way as the Greece debt crisis, its fiscal vulnerability is rising fairly high," he said.
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IMF official warns on Japan debt: report (AFP)

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