In terms of machinery investment as well as construction investment, the construction of logistics facilities driven by an expansion in e-commerce and projects related  3  to urban redevelopment are contributing to pushing up private nonresidential construction. Given the state of corporate profits and business fixed investment, it seems that a virtuous cycle continues to operate in the corporate sector as a whole.
BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  The Committee for the Reduction of Paper-based Payments (the Locker Committee), which is working to reduce the use of cash and special check endorsements, will further push the development and expansion of the use of advanced means of payments.