Japan is likely to include assistance for small businesses in an economic stimulus package it will compile after Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union, Economy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said on Tuesday.
Policymakers also said financial markets are starting to calm down after the Brexit vote last week, but repeated that they want to remain ready to respond to a further sudden jump in the yen, which could jeopardize the economy.
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