The government and Bank of Japan vowed Friday to cooperate in bringing the country's economy back on a "solid growth track" by overcoming the coronavirus pandemic.

In a rare joint statement released after their meeting, Finance Minister Taro Aso and BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledged to "ensure smooth corporate financing and maintain stability in financial markets" through both fiscal and monetary stimulus.

The government and BOJ last issued such an emergency statement in June 2016 when they were trying to address fallout on the global economy and market from the British referendum that decided to leave the European Union.

==Kyodo

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