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TAKEHIKO NAKAO

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2023
BOJ should review yield curve control under Ueda, ex-finance official says
Takehiko Nakao, a former vice minister for international affairs, stressed the need for a policy tweak — even if that results in short-term shocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Yen strengthens after ex-forex czar’s intervention remark
'Unilateral intervention shouldn't be eliminated as a possibility,” said Takehiko Nakao, while flagging that the hurdle for gaining support from abroad was high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2019
Japan eyes ex-top currency diplomat Masatsugu Asakawa as next head of ADB
The government has decided to recommend former vice finance minister for international affairs Masatsugu Asakawa as the next chief of the Asian Development Bank by the end of this year, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2017
Japan, Asia Development Bank to promote universal health care in Asia-Pacific
Japan and the Asian Development Bank agree to promote Japanese-style universal health care in the Asia-Pacific as populations in the region turn increasingly gray.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2013
ADB head warns about impact of China slowdown, U.S. monetary policy change
The Asian Development Bank will closely monitor how China's economic slowdown and the U.S. central bank's possible scaling down of its asset purchases will affect the economies in the region, ADB President Takehiko Nakao indicated Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
New opportunities for ADB
Once again a leader from Japan has the opportunity to bring the Asian Development Bank into the modern world and to elevate the organization above backroom deals.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2013
Nakao nominated to head ADB
Japan announced Thursday that it will nominate its top currency official, Takehiko Nakao, to head the Asian Development Bank as Haruhiko Kuroda prepares to step down to lead the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2013
Top finance official eyed for ADB slot
The government will field leading financial official Takehiko Nakao as a candidate to replace current Asian Development Bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda, who has been nominated to be the new governor of the Bank of Japan, sources said Wednesday.

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