However, considering the future stress scenario of the financial system, the Bank has judged that, from the standpoint of a central bank, it is necessary to do its best to maintain the smooth functioning of financial intermediation and ensure the stability of the financial system even by conducting this extraordinary measure.
The Bank expects financial institutions to grasp the thinking behind the measure and to strive to maintain the smooth functioning of financial intermediation with further efforts of boosting capital bases. Needless to say, risk management is extremely important for financial institutions, which cannot be emphasized too much.