The organizers need to be commended for bringing together such an excellent group of academics and practitioners from the region and further afield to exchange views with us on – many hot-button economic issues.
Overseas economies have recovered on the whole, albeit with variation across countries and regions. However, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global financial and capital markets have been volatile and prices of commodities such as crude oil have risen significantly. In this situation, Japan’s exports and production have continued to increase as a trend, despite the remaining effects of supply-side constraints.