Vaccines to hasten recovery despite third virus wave

Japan is battling a third virus wave and is a laggard in the global vaccine rollout race. Even so, we expect economic activity to return to pre-virus levels in the second half of this year as vaccines become widely available. Our forecast that GDP growth will average 3.7% this year and 2.3% next year is well above the analyst consensus.

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