LONDON: Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa warned yesterday that economic conditions were deteriorating fast, and Japanese firms were finding it increasingly hard to secure credit.
“Sluggishness in economic activity has increased rapidly. Overseas economies are experiencing the same kind of rapid change,” Shirakawa said in a speech.
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