Takako Masai: Economic and financial developments and monetary policy in Japan
Speech by Ms Takako Masai, Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at a Seminar, hosted by the Embassy of Japan in Switzerland (Zurich), 6 March 2017.
Central bank speech
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15 March 2017
Introduction
It is a great honor to have the opportunity today to be invited to this seminar hosted by the Embassy of Japan in Switzerland, and to exchange views with such a distinguished gathering of people representing the economic and financial communities in Switzerland.
Today, I will first touch on economic and financial developments in Japan. After that, I would like to explain the Bank of Japan's monetary policy and then share my views on the challenges and future for the economy.