Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is in talks with financial authorities over the possible repayment of about 800 billion yen in public funds by the end of this month, sources said Friday.
This would cut its roughly 1.5 trillion yen debt to the government by half.
Mizuho has vowed to repay this cash in full during fiscal 2006.
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