BoJ appoints economist to head policy planning

Takuji Kawamoto, a career central banker with a PhD in economics, will head the BoJ’s policy planning division.9File pic shows the BoJ building)

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) yesterday appointed one of its most prominent economists to head a division drafting monetary policy, as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic complicates policymakers’ efforts to predict the economic outlook.

Takuji Kawamoto, a career central banker with a PhD in economics, will head the BoJ’s policy planning division.