boj speech, 2024-08-28
I had an opportunity to hear from CEOs of regional banks and noticed some common threads among some of their remarks: divergence between customer firms is growing, and overall trends are becoming less effective in describing the situation; business activities are recovering moderately, but there are stronger and weaker spots; and they --the bankers --need to customize approaches to support their customers in line with the different challenges they face.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity