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Joining JICA in the loan agreement are three private Japanese banks: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Mizuho Bank Ltd. (Mizuho), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). The loan will be comprised of three facilities: (1) JPY facility and (2 ... ( read original story ...)

The Netherlands came in second at 79 per cent, while in the US and Japan, online banking was comparatively lower at 58 per cent and 57 per cent respectively. Visiting a branch was the third most preferred way to bank in Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands ... ( read original story ...)

analyzes the developments of Banking Systems Software market and analyzes its services in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Asia. The research report on Banking Systems Software market illuminates crucial and key characteristics guiding and ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan plans to keep its bond buying activity at unchanged levels in June. The central bank is expected to accumulate ¥7.85T of notes next month based on the purchase ranges of various maturity dates. The BOJ lowered its projection for Treasury ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is determined to make the Japanese capital a "global financial city." According to a blueprint obtained by the Nikkei, the plan is to slash taxes and dismantle regulatory hurdles, aiming to draw in 40 foreign fintech or ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is determined to make the Japanese capital a "global financial city." According to a blueprint obtained by the Nikkei, the plan is to slash taxes and dismantle regulatory hurdles, aiming to draw in 40 foreign fintech or ... ( read original story ...)

With their margins squeezed by the Bank of Japan's negative interest rate policy, regional banks have stepped up investment on assets vulnerable to interest-rate risk, such as foreign bonds. Under the rule, from the fiscal year ending in March 2019 ... ( read original story ...)

surpassing Alibaba’s $25 billion IPO in 2014. Several exchanges are competing for the honor, including those in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) generally requires at least 25 percent of a firm’s shares to be ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Tokyo's road map for becoming a global financial hub would slash taxes and dismantle regulatory hurdles, aiming to draw in 40 foreign companies by fiscal 2020 and support the national economy for years to come. Gov. Yuriko Koike will present ... ( read original story ...)

Nintendo Co. Ltd. and partner Universal Studios Japan Co. Ltd. took a big step this week in the journey toward the long-awaited Nintendo theme park, Super Nintendo World, by breaking ground on a site in Osaka, Japan. Wearing red Mario hats and white gloves ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan’s major economic and industrial region, Kansai is home to 10 prefectures including three big cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe with strength in manufacturing industry. The Kansai economic region is worth nearly 931 billion USD, focusing on garment ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 8 Japan's Nikkei share average hovered in positive terrain on Thursday, with the yen moving away from recent highs and Wall Street edging up, but market participants were on guard ahead of key events. The Nikkei was up 0.1 percent at 19,993.97 ... ( read original story ...)

The new regulation, to be introduced from the fiscal year ending in March 2019, will target Japan's 95 banks that do not hold overseas operations, including Aozora Bank (8304.T), Shinsei Bank (8303.T) and Resona bank (8308.T), the paper said. With their ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Asian shares wobbled on Thursday as investors braced for any surprises from the UK elections, the European Central Bank's policy meeting and congressional testimony from ex-FBI director James Comey who was fired by President Donald Trump last month. ( read original story ...)

Osaka-based Nissin has earmarked Greater China as being central ... cup noodle recently announced plans to spin off its China and Hong Kong businesses in an IPO expected to raise some US$200m to fund more partnerships and acquisitions. ( read original story ...)

In Japan, 7-11 and four other convenience stores, which together sell 100 billion items a year plan to introduce self-checkout registers to read RAIN-tagged items in a basket with Lawson [ph] already piloting the registers in Osaka. H&M, in their full-year ... ( read original story ...)