The Bank of Japan's October 20 accounts show total assets and total liabilities and net assets both at 624,977,993,815 thousand yen. Japanese government bonds account for 504,003,730,754 thousand yen of assets, alongside loans of 68,416,800,000 thousand yen. On the liabilities side, banknotes stand at 113,932,904,435 thousand yen and current deposits at 418,348,350,260 thousand yen. Outstanding amounts under the Loan Support Program total 35,664,500,000 thousand yen, all under the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Stimulate Bank Lending.
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