While it is claimed that growth in business fixed investment can no longer be expected due to Japanese firms’ accelerated relocation of production overseas, I hold the view that we are now in an environment supporting an increase in such investment (Chart 3). The reasons are 2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  as follows.
Because the return on investment from domestic production and other legitimate business activity will almost inevitably be lower than the high returns made by the money launderers, domestic production is thereby depressed by their activities. This situation affects small and medium scale enterprises in particular, which are the growth target which the Government is addressing.