Looking at the diffusion index (DI) for output prices in the Tankan, the situation has continued for over a year in which the  5  proportion of enterprises answering that the output prices have risen exceeds the proportion of those answering that such prices have fallen. This has occurred for the first time in about 30 years since the bubble period.
I would like to thank all of you present, for accepting the invitation to take part in this gathering, which is expected to lead to meaningful and productive deliberations, on a range of issues that are critical to developing AML/CFT regimes in our region.