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TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan voted on Wednesday to extend its emergency corporate funding support measures to avoid choking off a fragile economic recovery.
The move contrasted with China, where the central bank acted to gently pull back on the reins of the economy as foreign exchange reserves topped $2 trillion -- a sign of money flowing back into the country in anticipation of an improving economy.
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