01879cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016224 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513529394 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Japan : 2019 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Japan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (119 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 2019 Article IV Consultation with Japan highlights that the rapid aging and shrinking of Japan's population has become central to macroeconomic policies and outcomes. The consultation centered on the macroeconomic effects of Japan's demographics. Mutually reinforcing policies are needed to lift current and expected inflation, stabilize public debt, and raise potential growth. Underlying growth is expected to remain resilient but will be increasingly challenged by slowing external demand and intensifying demographic headwinds. Growth in domestic demand is being eroded by the weaker external environment. Frontloading of private consumption ahead of the October 2019 consumption tax rate increase appears to have been smaller than in 2014. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2020/039 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2020/039/002.2020.issue-039-en.xml IMF e-Library