Satoshi Sumita

Satoshi Sumita (澄田 智, Sumita Satoshi, September 4, 1916 – September 7, 2008) was a Japanese businessman, central banker, the 25th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) during a period in which Japan became the world's largest creditor nation.

[3] He gained international experience as president of the semi-official Japan Export-Import Bank (JEXIM).

[7] In March 1989, he was the head of Japan's delegation at meetings of the G7, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

[8] Sumita was often blamed for the easy monetary policies of the Bank of Japan, which gave rise to the Japanese asset price bubble of the late 1980s.

[10] In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Satoshi Sumita, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 3 languages and 30+ library holdings.