Reflecting the experience after the Great East Japan Earthquake last year, the utilization of renewable energy and the use of environmentally friendly cars and home appliances have been accelerating on a national basis.
In the current instance, the Bank's decision to present its  BIS Review 66/2004  5  thinking in the Outlook Report was taken under the premise that central banks and market participants should broadly share, to the extent possible, a common understanding about the conduct of monetary policy.