Governor of the Bank of Japan Immediately instruct disaster victims and others to restore funds to branch managers nationwide 11:38 on July 9
While record heavy rains continued to hit Kyushu and elsewhere, the BOJ held a meeting of branch managers nationwide on the 9th, and Governor Kuroda instructed the affected individuals and companies to promptly provide recovery funds. Did.
The BOJ held a branch manager meeting once every three months to check the economy on the 9th, with branch managers from various regions participating online.
At the beginning of the meeting, Governor Kuroda commented that the record heavy rain had caused damage one after another in Kyushu, Gifu Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, etc. “There was a great deal of damage in a wide area. I would like to express my sympathy."
In addition, he said, "We will pay close attention to the impact of the disaster on the real economy, and strive to maintain financial functions and ensure smooth settlement of funds." I instructed each branch to respond.
On the other hand, regarding the current state of the economy, Governor Kuroda said, "It is extremely difficult due to the influence of the new coronavirus." ..
He also emphasized his willingness to make additional monetary easing, if necessary, by continuing to provide financial support measures for companies with a total scale of 110 trillion yen.