Meanwhile, financial institutions have taken steps to develop a system to firmly support, from the financial side, firms’ efforts to strengthen growth potential while using the Bank’s Growth-Supporting Funding Facility. In addition, I have heard that academics have made unique proposals for urban development  BIS central bankers’ speeches  7  using technological knowledge acquired from universities and university hospitals.
I am thrilled to hear that substantive efforts to strengthen growth potential have been made in various areas. I truly hope that these various efforts align further with each other and lead to strong economic growth, not only in Okayama but in Japan as a whole. Thank you for your kind attention. 8  BIS central bankers’ speeches