そういった意味で、非常にスローだというふうに思われるかと思いますけれども、これは一時代を画すような、大変大きな法律でしたから、小泉・竹中さんの時代に、まさに日本の構造改革の1丁目1番地といった法律でございますし、これが現実に、東日本大震災の中で非常に傷んでおりまして、そしてそういった意味で、株式を売却して、それを東日本大震災復興の財源に充てるということも閣議では決めさせていただいております。例文帳に追加

Although you may think that the progress has been very slow, these are very important, epoch-making bills.　On the watch of Mr.Koizumi (former Prime Minister) and Mr.Takenaka (former minister in charge of postal reform), postal privatization was positioned as the centerpiece of Japan's structural reform.　The postal privatized businesses have been severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, so we decided at a cabinet meeting to sell shares in the postal businesses and use the proceeds for recovery from the earthquake impact.発音を聞く - 金融庁

背景としては、①米国、ECがそれぞれNAFTA（1994年発効）、EU（1993年発足）への取組を加速させるなど、欧米が経済的関係の深い近隣諸国との間で貿易・投資の自由化・円滑化等による連携を図る動きを活発化させたこと、②NIEsやASEANがいち早く経済開放を推し進めることにより高成長を果たす中、チリ・メキシコ等の新興国が貿易・投資の自由化や市場メカニズムの導入へと経済政策を転換させ、その中でEPA／FTAを活用する戦略を採ったこと、さらに、③我が国を含む東アジアがEPA／FTAに積極姿勢に転じたことなどが挙げられる。例文帳に追加

The major reasons for such an increase in EPAs/FTAs include the following: (1) Moves have accelerated in the United States and Europe toward economic partnerships with their economically-linked neighboring countries through liberalization and the promotion of trade and investment, such as efforts for the NAFTA (enacted in 1994) by the United States and efforts for the EU (established in 1993) by the EC, (2) Newly emerging countries, such as Chile and Mexico, have changed their economic policies, liberalizing trade and investment and introducing market mechanisms, while NIEs and ASEAN have achieved high economic growth by opening up their markets ahead of other countries. In doing so, they have adopted the strategy of promoting EPAs/FTAs, and (3) East Asian countries, including Japan, have changed their stance in favor of EPAs/FTAs, etc. - 経済産業省

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その背景としては、①欧米諸国が経済的関係の深い近隣諸国との間で貿易・投資の自由化・円滑化等による経済連携を図る動きを活発化させたこと（例：米国及びECがそれぞれNAFTA（1994 年発効）及びEU（1993 年発足）への取組を加速させる等）、②NIEs やASEANがいち早く経済開放を推し進めることにより高成長を果たす中、チリ・メキシコ・ペルー等の新興国が貿易・投資の自由化や市場メカニズムの導入へと経済政策を転換させ、その中でEPA/FTAを活用する戦略を採ったこと、さらに、③我が国を含む東アジアがEPA/FTAに積極姿勢に転じたことなどが挙げられる。例文帳に追加

As background, the movement that 1. Western countries with strong existing economic ties were actively promoting economic cooperation, trade, investment liberalization and facilitation among neighboring countries (i.e.: U.S. and EC respectively NAFTA (entered into effect in 1994) and EU ((established 1993) and efforts to accelerate), 2. Meanwhile, NIEs and ASEAN pushed to achieve high growth through faster economic liberalization, and economic policy, and emerging economies such as Chile, Mexico, and Peru, will shift with the introduction of market mechanisms to trade and investment liberalization in which they took on strategy adopting EPA / FTA, 3. East Asia, including Japan, became positive towards EPA / FTA. - 経済産業省