In an effort to boost its capital, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will issue an additional 250 billion yen in shares by the end of March, it was learned Sunday.
The move is being attributed to the group’s expected increase in bad-loan disposals and a decline in the value of its shareholdings.
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