TOKYO: The Bank of Japan removed limits on its purchases of government bonds, in an effort to stop the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak from destabilising the country's financial system.
The central bank also ramped up its scope for buying corporate bond and commercial paper by raising its ceiling on holdings to 20 trillion yen, according to its statement.
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