BOJ Governor Kuroda It is important to continue financing support for companies affected by corona 13:58 on June 26

In a speech, the BOJ Governor Kuroda said that it is important to continue funding support for the current companies in the midst of concerns about the second wave of the new coronavirus infection, and that there is no need to further cut rates. I showed you.

The BOJ Governor Kuroda attended an online lecture on the new coronavirus and economy sponsored by American universities on the morning of the 26th.

In this context, Governor Kuroda stated that the Bank of Japan's large-scale monetary policy is "generally not keeping interest rates low, and at this point there is a need to lower them."

In addition, he said, "We are focusing on policy measures to fund companies through financial institutions," and now that it is important to support the cash flow of companies affected by the new coronavirus rather than cut rates. Was shown.

In addition, Governor Kuroda stated that “the temporary policy will be gradually reduced if the impact of the infectious disease subsides, but the BOJ must achieve the price target of 2%”, and the price target will be achieved even after the spread of infection subsides. In order to do so, he said he would continue with large-scale monetary easing measures.