While these latest figures correspond to those seen in the mid-1990s, in terms of timing when compared with Japan’s post-bubble period, the pace of recovery in real GDP for the United States and Europe is either comparable to or even worse than that for Japan in the period leading up to the mid-1990s (Chart 2).
BIS Review 4/2007  1  A particular feature of the building is the wide range of special security provisions, which I am prohibited from disclosing in details. Suffice it to say that once you get inside the building your picture is taken without your knowledge. Your body weight is automatically recorded at both, entry and exit points.