text: businesses have been assigned to the head 
  businesses have been assigned to the head 
  
  office. 
  office. 
  
  To strengthen these measures, it set up the 
  To strengthen these measures, it set up the 
  
  Kansai Genki Fund in September 2010, tapping 
  Kansai Genki Fund in September 2010, tapping 
  
  s “Fund-supply measure to 
  the Bank of Japan’s “Fund-supply measure to 
  the Bank of Japan 
  
  support strengthening the foundations for 
  support strengthening the foundations for 
  
  economic growth” loan program. The bank 
  economic growth” loan program. The bank 
  
  responds proactively to funding demand 
  responds proactively to funding demand 
  
  local companies wishing to expand 
  from local companies wishing to expand 
  from 
  
   areas such as medical and nursing care, 
  intointo areas such as medical and nursing care, 
  
  technologies, and 
  environment and energy technologies, and 
  environment and energy 
  
  Asia-related businesses, on a priority basis. 
  Asia-related businesses, on a priority basis. 
  
  As of June 30, 2011, loans totaling ¥8.8 billion 
  As of June 30, 2011, loans totaling ¥8.8 billion 
  
  had been made from the Kansai Genki Fund 
  had been made from the Kansai Genki Fund 