And finally, the more business- line staff is involved in the development of the measurement framework and the more transparent the framework is, the more credible will be the process of allocating the total capital number back to the business lines - an effort in which many of the banks represented here today are now engaged.
We will maintain close cooperation with the Financial Services Agency and relevant organizations. Through our efforts, we hope that Japanese people can continue to live stable, affluent lives despite the aging population and declining birthrate.