01815cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015936 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513514529 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Koshima, Yugo. Japan's Public Sector Balance Sheet / Yugo Koshima. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (41 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper compiles and reviews the evolution of Japan's Public Sector Balance Sheet (PSBS). In the past, large crossholdings of assets and liabilities within the public sector played a role in sustaining a high level of public debt and low interest rates. The Fiscal Investment and Loan Fund (FILF) channeled all postal deposits and pension savings to financing of public sector borrowing. After the FILF refrom in 2000, however, the Post Bank and pension funds shifted their assets to the portfolio investments and are seeking to maximize risk-adjusted returns. This has changed the implications of crossholdings for public debt management. In the future, population aging is expected to add more pressures on the PSBS, which already saw a considerable decrease of net worth over the last three decades. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/212 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/212/001.2019.issue-212-en.xml IMF e-Library