Japan’s economy appears to be on the brink of recession with hits from the Covid-19 outbreak as well as a startling quarterly GDP contraction of 6.3%.

We dive into the issue with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist from UOB Singapore, discussing the sales tax hike, stimulus packages and the death of Abenomics.

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Lyn Mak, Roshan Kanesan

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Tags:  Japan,  GDP,  tax,  stimulus package,  Covid-19,