TOKYO (AFP) - Japan is considering lending about US$60 billion (S$74.9 billion) to the International Monetary Fund to help strengthen a global firewall against contagion from the European sovereign debt crisis, Kyodo news agency said on Sunday.
Tokyo is talking with some other key members of the IMF such as China and European nations to finalise their possible contributions to the multilateral lender, ahead of the Group of 20 finance chiefs' meeting later this week in Washington.
If realised, Japan's contribution could be one of the biggest by a member nation, Kyodo quoted an unnamed government official as saying.
China is expected to offer a similar amount, leading other emerging economies, some of which are still calling for additional efforts by European leaders to help themselves.
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