Roundup: Japan's FY2027 budget requests hit record 915 bln USD amid fiscal health worries

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-09-04
TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Budget requests from Japanese ministries and agencies for fiscal 2027 reached a record of about 143 trillion yen (around 915 billion U.S. dollars), marking the fourth consecutive year of record highs, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The 143.07-trillion-yen request came in sharply above the more than 130 trillion yen projection reported by local media in late August, and marked a steep jump from the current fiscal y......
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WINDHOEK, 03 September 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with Capricorn Group executive management at State House, where the financial services group briefed her on its role in capital mobilisation and investment across key sectors of the Namibian economy. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA

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