As I just said, economic policymakers can best improve the investment climate by putting favourable conditions in place. 1  See OECD (2013), Long-term Growth Scenarios, OECD Economics Department Working Papers No 1000. 2  Federal Ministry of Finance (2014), Investitionsschwäche in Deutschland?, in Monatsbericht März, pp 26–33 (March Monthly Report, German only).
This means that there can also be noticeable differences between euro area countries, as can clearly be seen when looking at the recent behaviour of Japanese investors.