6  In March 2010, at a meeting with business leaders in Shiga Prefecture, I made the following statement in “My Answers to the Frequently Asked Questions regarding Monetary Policy,” based on the same awareness I have now: “Maintaining the extremely accommodative financial environment is one of the necessary conditions for overcoming deflation.
Another is confronting the fundamental cause of deflation – that is, the lack of demand – and making steady efforts to unlock and capture potential demand, as well as to improve productivity.”  6  BIS Review 154/2010  The first loan disbursement under the new fund-provisioning measure was executed on September 6, involving a total of 462.5 billion yen, disbursed to 47 financial institutions, and covering 1,342 investments and lendings.