Of course, this year also marks the 20th anniversary of the euro. Such anniversaries are a good opportunity to look back and reflect on what has been achieved over these years, and to think about what steps we now need to take to ensure that the coming years will be prosperous for everyone in the euro area.
The Bank’s branches and offices in the Tohoku region, including those in the severely damaged areas of Sendai and Fukushima, started providing cash from the weekend immediately after the earthquake and provided a total of more than 310 billion yen in cash in that week. This is three times the amount usually provided in the same period in normal times.