C.  Measures taken by the Bank  The fund-provisioning measure to support strengthening the foundations for economic growth introduced by the Bank on June 15, 2010, aims to support private financial institutions’ efforts of their own accord to provide funds required by private economic entities to find new demand and enhance productivity.
Premiums for U.S. dollar funding, which expanded through the increased demand, have declined. Although corporate financing is still stressed, the environment for external funding has remained accommodative. Financial institutions’ lending attitudes have remained eased, and 1/2  BIS central bankers' speeches  issuance conditions for CP and corporate bonds have been favorable, as seen in a narrowing in issuance spreads that expanded temporarily.