*  *  *  Accompanying charts can be found at the end of the speech. Introduction It is a great honor to have the opportunity to speak to you today at this conference commemorating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Italy and Japan.
Corporate reputation is emerging out of the ashes of the debacle as a significant economic value. I hope that we will return to the earlier practices of firms competing for the reputation of having the most conservative and transparent set of books. *** It is hard to overstate the importance of reputation in a market economy.