Share price plummet "Must watch carefully" Finance Minister February 25 10:48
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Aso stated that he would watch the situation, including market trends, at a press conference following the sharp decline in stock prices due to concerns about the effects of the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Was.
In this statement, Minister Aso stated, "I have no comment on exchange rates or markets. It is not at this stage now, but at least I need to look carefully."
While asked whether additional economic measures were being considered, Minister Aso said, "We will implement emergency measures worth a total of ¥ 15.3 billion, but regarding the downside risk of the economy, the new coronavirus It is not clear when the infection will converge and how much it will spread.Before the effects of the economic measures summarized at the end of the year for sustainable economic growth have taken effect, I am not thinking about economic measures. "