And third, it decided to triple annual purchases of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japan real estate investment trusts (J-REITs) so that their amounts outstanding would increase by about 3 trillion yen and about 90 billion yen, respectively. 2.
The Loan Support Program and other measures  Prior to the introduction of QQE, the Bank established – on its balance sheet – the Loan Support Program, with the aim of making the effect of monetary easing permeate the entire 4  BIS central bankers’ speeches  economy.