One in three municipalities in Japan plans to introduce restrictions on top of the ... 62.7% of respondents said in a Nikkei poll of around 100 home-sharers. Some 72.5% said they have no permit, and 27.5% said they will stop renting out their properties ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Still World’s Costliest City; Paris, Zurich Second
After 31 Top Defaulters Flee, India Seeks to Shut the Gates Bandhan Bank IPO: Here’s All You Need To Know Gorakhpur ... cities identified in the report released this week. Tokyo and Osaka were conspicuous in their absence from the top 10, edged out ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranks fourth in Worldwide Cost of Living report
Asia is now home to three of the 10 most expensive cities in the world, down from five last year, as Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka were pushed out of the top ... China contributed the most non-US Initial Public Offerings (IPO) to the New York Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister to skip G20, attend parliamentary debate on controversial land sale: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will not attend the Group of 20 finance leaders’ meeting in Buenos Aires next week due to parliamentary wrangling over altered documents in a suspected favoritism scandal, a ruling party source told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s office knew of possible problems with land deal documents
A ruling party source told Reuters on Thursday that Aso would not attend a meeting of Group of 20 finance leaders in Buenos Aires next week amid the wrangling in parliament. Japan is seeking exemptions from import tariffs planned by U.S. President Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Japan investigated for demanding ‘cooperation payments’
The regulator intends to clarify the details of the payment procedures. Amazon Japan said on Thursday that it is "fully cooperating" with the investigation. In February, Nikkei reported that Amazon Japan was seeking payments from its suppliers to cover the ... ( read original story ...)
Bandhan Bank IPO: 10 fast facts before you invest
The Master Trust Bank Of Japan Ltd, Blackrock India Equities (Mauritius), Amansa Holdings, ICICI Prudential, Neuberger Berman, Nomura Fund etc. • The book running lead managers of the Bandhan Bank IPO are Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan warms to pay raises this spring
TOKYO -- Leading Japanese companies are offering bigger pay increases this spring than in 2017, a Nikkei survey shows, as they seek to attract and keep the workers needed for success in an age of international competition for talent. About 70% of the 90 ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco IPO in serious trouble: NY out, London iffy and Tadawul risky
Japan and South Korea, the sources said, which would warrant the listing on Tadawul “I would guess it is about evens that there will be no international IPO,” a high-level source familiar with the preparations told Reuters. “The only thing we know ... ( read original story ...)
In hunt for yield, Japan insurers bet on project finance
TOKYO (Reuters) - Project finance investment by Japan’s top insurers jumped nearly fivefold in the year to the end of March as they sought higher returns after years of persistently low interest rates. Their foray into the $230 billion global loan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan would lose voice of prudence if scandal brings down Aso
TOKYO (Reuters) - If the cronyism scandal that has paralyzed parliament in Japan ends up swallowing veteran Finance Minister Taro Aso, a government hooked on radical reflationary polices would lose its strongest defender of fiscal prudence. Investors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s regional banks are struggling, but analysts like other parts of the sector
One segment of Japan's banking sector is struggling to stay afloat — and the country's shrinking population and ultra-low interest rates seem likely to prolong those lenders' troubles. Regional banks — those mid- and small-sized lenders that mostly ... ( read original story ...)
Thai Bank Will Add Euro, Pound to Ripple Blockchain Retail Remittances
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 sign deal to promote yen and baht in direct trade
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 ...)
Japan bank considers funding PetrolVietnam’s gas project
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 ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Main events scheduled for Wednesday, March 14
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 ...)