It is important to avoid such "scarring effects" on the economy as much as possible in order to create a situation where Japan's economy will return to a sustainable growth path without any sudden deceleration once the impact of COVID-19 subsides.
However, there are some risks and challenges that could put a drag on our growth prospects for 2019 and beyond. I would like to focus on three of them. First, our exposure to Venezuela. Second, the developments in the international financial services sector, which is one of the pillars of our economy.