Abu Dhabi Plans $14 Billion Fuel IPO

Saudi Aramco’s proposed mega IPO is set to take place next year and could raise an eye-popping USD2 trillion. Stock exchanges eager for a piece of the action include Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York and London. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges up on weaker yen; tech shares follow Nasdaq gains

TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Tuesday morning, as a weaker yen supported many export-oriented stocks, while tech shares attracted buyers on the back of the strong Nasdaq performance overnight. The Nikkei rose 0.2 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan sitting on postal shares until price climbs

TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Ministry will not sell shares in Japan Post Holdings this summer as originally planned, instead opting to wait until the price recovers to a more profitable level. The next batch of shares had been slated to go on sale as early as ... ( read original story ...)

Japan NIKKEI 225 Surged Midday Take on Monday July 10

FOREX iNVESTORS NIKKEI 225 Surged Midday Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 152 points, or 0.8 percent, to 20,081 on Monday 10th of July as most Asian bourses also traded in the green to track Wall Street higher over the weekend. The index recovered from its ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative

Japan’s Mizuho Bank is moving forward with plans to use blockchain for trade finance. The bank said Friday (July 7) that it has completed its first distributed ledger-based trade finance transaction between Australia and Japan, with data and document ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Inc.’s vast pool of cash is growing stagnant

Statistics collected by The Nikkei show that the average capital ratio for listed Japanese businesses, excluding financial companies, for 2016 rose 0.8 percentage point on the year to 40.4%. That is the highest since fiscal 1982, the first year for which ... ( read original story ...)

Can Tokyo become a truly global financial centre?

Japan has endeavored to develop its capital, Tokyo, as one of the major global financial centers - circulating domestic capital and capital from abroad and invite foreign financial institutions and firms to establish businesses in Tokyo - for many decades. ( read original story ...)