The Japan Investment Forum was a great success and reaffirmed itself as THE annual meeting place for key Japanese bond issuers and European investors. The forum this year was timely as European investors were keen to learn more about the post-quake Japanese economy and to better understand how Japanese bonds offered a diversification play from the Eurozone sovereign risk contagion.
We were once again honoured for the opportunity to host some of Japan’s largest bond issuers including the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (JFM), Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Through informative presentations, investors were able to get a clear picture of their credit profiles, their funding requirements and what the Japanese government was doing to address its debt burden.
Over plenary discussions, top Japan economists and investment managers marveled at the speed of reconstruction while debating on how much growth the reconstruction efforts will bring, how long it will last and what impact might the yen have on Japanese manufacturers over the next 12 months.
Presentations available for download:
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Kohei Noda, Acting Director for Overseas Relations, Debt Management Policy Division, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance (MoF)
Yuji Watanabe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (JFM)
Tomoki Matsuda, Director General, Treasury Department, Development Bank of Japan (DBJ)
Takeshi Sakamoto, Division Chief, Capital Markets and Funding Division, Treasury Department, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)