Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:47:05 GMT
Bank of Japan lowers growth forecasts
The Bank of Japan lowered growth predictions for the 2012, starting from April and kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. The growth expectations for the year was cut from 2.2% to 2.0%, said central bank's governor Masaaki Shirakawa. The predicted inflation level was unchanged at 0.1%. The revisions depict Japanese official concerns, debt crisis in Europe will harm the demand