Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, made the following statement:
- Japan's real interest rates in the negative territory.
- The natural rate of interest is likely to remain around zero.
- Negative interest rates have a sufficient stimulus effect on the economy.
- Central banks are very cautious of the issuance of digital currencies.
- There are problems facing central banks that issue digital currency and have been discussed at G-20 and BIS meetings.
