Sayuri Shirai: Japan’s economy and monetary policy in an increasingly integrated Asia Speech by Ms Sayuri Shirai, Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at the Penang Economic Conference in Malaysia, Penang, 29 June 2013. * I. *  *  Introduction  Good morning. It is a great honor to be here today at the Penang Economic Conference.
In the end, however, transparency and accountability must be buttressed by a set of institutional values and ethical codes of conduct, such as honesty, selflessness and integrity of the highest order.