Japan PM Abe resigns for health reasons

Podcast: World Business Report
Episode: Japan PM Abe resigns for health reasons
Pub date: 2020-08-28


Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. He is perhaps best known for so-called "Abenomics", built on three 'arrows': money creation by the central bank, massive government spending and reforms to the way the economy works. So did they hit their targets? A question for our business correspondent Andrew Walker. Trading on the New Zealand stock exchange has been disrupted for the past four days because of a series of cyber attacks from abroad. Dr Rizwan Asghar of the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland explains the impact it has had. Plus, as workplaces begin getting back to a new normal, experts say there’s an opportunity to completely rethink how we care for family members in order to benefit them and the wider economy - , not just them, but the broader economy. Suranjana Tewari reports from Singapore. And, the Central Bank of Jamaica have released a song about price stability. Tony Morrison, their songwriter and director of communications, explains why.

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