This generated positive results, highlighted by a reduction in the Bank’s NPA ratio, strengthening of its capital position and improvement in the Bank’s profitability and liquidity. Another bank was able to achieve progress in building up its capital.
In line with this, the Bank also decided to broaden the range of collateral eligible for money market operations with a view to ensuring that financial institutions in the disaster areas have sufficient funding capacity. Let me explain briefly the background to this decision.