The establishment of OMT has therefore been beneficial to everybody: sovereigns, corporations, banks as well as individuals, and it has benefited both periphery and core countries. BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  The decision on OMT was necessary. It was effective. And it was in line with our mandate.
Furthermore, such efforts have been providing many people that have the will and ability to work with various employment opportunities that suit individual lifestyles and life stages. Japanese SMEs are an engine for the richness of public life that cannot be measured only by numbers, such as GDP and productivity. Also from such a perspective, unless SMEs get vitalized, Japan will not be vitalized.