Given global trends such as the substantial increase in demand for infrastructure in emerging economies, the shift to a lowcarbon society, and the growing role of environmental protection, the need for Japan’s advanced technologies in such areas is bound to rise in the future.
6  BIS Review 19/2009  nation's credit markets. We have done so in a responsible way: The credit risk associated with our nontraditional policies is exceptionally low, and, by carefully monitoring our balance sheet and developing tools to drain bank reserves as needed, we will ensure that policy accommodation can be reversed at the appropriate time to avoid risks of future inflation.