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What lies ahead for the ambitious economic policy that Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched in 2013? Will the second and third arrows of Abenomics hit their targets? Can Abenomics be considered as a model or inspiration for European economies?
Japanese and French experts will present their respective views and debate these questions.
Speakers:
Haruo SHIMADA, President, Chiba University of Commerce
Claude MEYER, Senior Advisor, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
Chair:
Françoise NICOLAS, Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
Read the report presented by Haruo SHIMADA on Abenomics:
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