TOKYO (Reuters) -Reflationist advisers of Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi will speak on a panel hosted by Keidanren on December 17 on the new administration’s strategy to strengthen the economy, the business lobby said on Friday.

The event will be held a day before the Bank of Japan’s two-day policy meeting on December 18 and 19, when the board may discuss raising still-low interest rates.

The panelists include Etsuro Honda, a close economic adviser to Takaichi. Honda said in October the BOJ should be cautious about raising interest rates again.

Former BOJ Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe, who told Reuters it would be difficult for the central bank to hike rates this year, will also speak on the panel.

Other speakers include private economist Toshihiro Nagahama, who, along w

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