BOJ's Kuroda says uncertainties remain over prospects for global recovery

FUKUOKA, Japan, June 8 (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday that the central bank was still uncertain whether the global economy would recover in the second half of this year.

"The opinion on the global economy will not change in the second half of this year. But uncertainties remain, particularly with respect to trade, "he told reporters before the Group of 20 financial leaders meeting in Fukuoka city in southern Japan. (Report by Leika Kihara, edited by Chris Gallagher)