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Japan's Kamei: doesn't share BOJ's economic view

Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:09am EST

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TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japanese banking minister Shizuka Kamei said on Friday he did not share the Bank of Japan's assessment on the state of the economy.

"The BOJ holds an optimistic view of the economy, but I don't think it will move in that way," Kamei told an upper house budget committee meeting. (Reporting by Leika Kihara)



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