Therefore, I would first like to talk about the current conditions of the increasingly important market liquidity in the Japanese financial markets. Then I will touch on the measures for enhancing market stability in Japan, focusing particularly on the improvement of market infrastructure.
There were global meetings of groups like the G7, G20, BIS and International Monetary Fund, all at very early hours in our time zone; bilateral calls with other central bank heads; and domestic meetings—with the CEOs of the Big Six banks, pension fund CEOs, market regulators and other Ottawa officials.