Takero Minami

May 23, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Yohei Hirose |Ryohei Yasoshima |Takero Minami

STRESA, Italy -- As Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Italy from Thursday, a major topic is the fragmentation of world trade, a problem that U.S. and Europe blame partly on overproduction in China. Discussion topics include how to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's recovery, the macroeconomic impact of artificial intelligence, debt issues in low- and middle-income countries, and reform of multilateral development banks.

Apr 29, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Takero Minami

BERLIN -- It is "realistic" to believe that the European Central Bank would begin cutting rates in June if favorable conditions hold, the head of the Dutch central bank told Nikkei in an interview. De Nederlandsche Bank President Klaas Knot is also an ECB member known for his hawkish views toward monetary easing. But he has indicated that he is open to a rate cut, given how inflation has alleviated in the eurozone.

Jun 20, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Takero Minami |Yukio Tajima

BERLIN/BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks Tuesday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the two sides sought to draw closer through shared interests on the economic and environmental fronts while steering clear of hot-button issues. Li arrived in Berlin for the seventh round of German-Chinese government consultations. The official motto of the summit is "acting sustainably together," intended to highlight climate change as a major element of the talks.