Kazumasa Iwata: The current state of the Japanese economy and its outlook Excerpt of a speech by Mr Kazumasa Iwata, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting with Business Leaders, Niigata, 7 March 2007.
* * * Introduction Today, as a representative of the Bank of Japan, I am pleased to have this opportunity to present the Bank's view on the current state of the Japanese economy and its outlook.