The bank’s measure to support strengthening the foundations for economic growth  Lastly, I will move on to talk about the fund-provisioning measure to support strengthening the foundations for economic growth, which the Bank decided to introduce at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on June 14 and 15, 2010.
The measure supplies long-term funds at a low interest rate against eligible collateral to financial institutions in accordance with their efforts in terms of lending and investment toward strengthening the foundations for economic growth. Japan’s economy faces the critical challenge of overcoming deflation and returning to a sustainable growth path with price stability.