In this regard, I pointed out that this argument appears to ignore the positive impact of the overall economic recovery on banks' profitability. Lastly, I talked about the current state of Japan's economy and monetary policy. At present, domestic demand such as business fixed investment and consumption has withstood the decline in external demand and production.
We have also taken out advertisements listing the licensed financial institutions and warning the public on the illegal schemes, however the Central Bank can only do so much – we need the public’s support – your support and the support from the media – to help us stop and prosecute the operators of these schemes. 4.