At the same time, the Bank fully recognizes that the outlook is associated with great uncertainty. While there might be many possibilities, the Bank will pay attention for the time being to the downside risks to economic activity and prices, and continue to do its utmost as the central bank to bring Japan's economy back to a sustainable growth path with price stability.
In the meantime, as for the treatment of temporary measures, the Bank will properly make decisions without a predetermined view upon thoroughly examining the state of corporate financing and financial markets. In closing, leaving the issues of monetary policy, I will emphasize the importance of the efforts to raise the productivity level of the economy as a whole.