Tag: banking

As reported previously, the SCB began inbound remittance trials over Ripple’s blockchain with Japan’s SBI Remit in June 2017. The commercial blockchain application, currently being tested in a regulatory sandbox under the eye of the Bank of Thailand ... ( read original story ...)

Thailand and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Finance of Japan and the Bank of Thailand on the Cooperation to Promote the Use of Local Currencies On March 9th 2018, Mrs. Chantavarn Sucharitakul, Assistant Governor ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is considering funding the Block B&52/97 project of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetrolVietnam) using loans without a government guarantee. General Director of PetrolVietnam Nguyen Vu Truong Son ... ( read original story ...)

Main events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, March 14: -- Cabinet Office to release machinery orders data for January at 8:50 a.m. -- Peak day for spring annual wage talks as big companies respond to wage demands from labor unions. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will urge its G20 counterparts at a meeting next ... rather than how cryptocurrency trading could affect the banking system,” one of the officials said. “The general feeling among the G20 members is that applying too stringent ... ( read original story ...)

"Discussions will focus on anti-money laundering steps and consumer protection, rather than how cryptocurrency trading could affect the banking system," one of the officials said. Japan will urge its G20 counterparts at a meeting next week to beef up ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso is likely to skip the Group of 20 finance leaders' gathering to be held in Buenos Aires next week, government and ruling party officials said on Tuesday, as a cronyism scandal that has paralyzed ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s finance minister is considering skipping a Group of 20 finance leaders’ gathering in Buenos Aires next week, Japanese media reported, as a suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal paralyzes parliament and puts his job on the line. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s finance minister is considering skipping a Group of 20 finance leaders’ gathering in Buenos Aires next week, Kyodo news agency reported, as a suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal paralyses parliament and puts his job on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance Co. Deutsche Bank said it would sell 20% of the unit, DWS Group, in an offering range of €30 to €36 a share. The first day of trading will be March 23 on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the German lender said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso, faced growing pressure on Monday over a suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal that has dogged the premier for more than a year. Copies of documents seen ... ( read original story ...)

The cryptocurrency has been attracting considerable financial sector attention and is set to explode. The Ripple app is taking the spotlight in front of the massive Japan Bank Consortium. The cryptocurrency has been drawing considerable global financial ... ( read original story ...)

With a rapidly changing, quality business environment, the Government of Japan has launched a series of events across Europe to inform and promote active discussions around the future opportunities in Japan's lucrative and intelligent market. On February ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail investors bought about 1 trillion yen ($9.37 billion) of domestic stocks over the past six weeks as they saw bargain hunting opportunities after the recent sharp slide, helping to put a rough floor under the market. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average .N225 was last up 1.4 percent ... senior global markets analyst for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Singapore. Such concerns appeared to be limiting gains in Tokyo shares, although it seemed a bit premature to factor ... ( read original story ...)

Deutsche Bank AG on Sunday said the share pricing for the coming partial float of its asset-management unit values the business at EUR6 billion to EUR7.2 billion ($7.4 billion to $8.9 billion), and announced a "cornerstone" investor in the offering, Japan ... ( read original story ...)