Speech by Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Meeting of Councillors of Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Tokyo, 26 December 2016.
Introduction
It is a great honor to have this opportunity to address such a distinguished gathering of business leaders in Japan today.
2017 is now just a week away. Today, to round off 2016, I would like to take a look back at this year's economic developments. Then, from a somewhat longer-term perspective, I would like to talk about the current phase of the global economy, and close my speech by touching on challenges facing Japan's economy, looking ahead to next year.