Japan aims to raise domestic investments to 250 trillion yen by fiscal 2040, increase the share of stocks, investment trusts and debt securities in household financial assets to 40%, according to a Cabinet Secretariat release on Tuesday.
The government will establish a public-private investment forum and promote collaboration between government-affiliated and private financial institutions in terms of capital supply, and consider measures to expand capital growth via public-private partnerships, according to the release.
Banks and other financial institutions will work with government-backed lenders and funds to finance investments across 17 key sectors. Japan plans to strengthen banks' role in funding corporate growth via loans and investments, and ease lending rules to support large mergers and acquisition deals and major projects such as AI data centers, the release said.