The Bank of Japan retained its key interest rate following a quarter-point hike in December, and raised its economic growth outlook citing the effects of government's stimulus package.
The policy board, headed by Ueda Kazuo, voted 8-1 to maintain the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.75 percent.
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by Renju Jaya
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