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BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2020
Development banks make landmark climate pledge, but no fossil fuel phase out
The world's public development banks on Wednesday pledged to align their financial firepower with the Paris Agreement on climate change but avoided a firm commitment to phase out fossil fuel financing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2020
Nagasaki bank merger may expose flaws in Suga’s regional rescue plan
Some in Nagasaki fret the merged bank, which would belong to a financial group based in Fukuoka Prefecture, may shift its focus away from local borrowers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2020
How to steal ¥28 million: Lessons learned from the Docomo swindle
Japan's largest mobile phone carrier made headlines after its e-money service was used to defraud people who weren't NTT Docomo customers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2020
Stolen money via Japan Post account breaches rises to ¥60 million
Japan Post Bank Co. said Thursday the amount of money stolen from customers' accounts due to a series of security breaches of seven electronic payment services has ballooned to about ¥60 million ($570,000).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020
Bangladesh has an ambitious climate plan, and a $2 billion loan could give it a start
The low-lying country — home to 160 million people and the world's largest river delta system — is particularly vulnerable to global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2020
China’s central bank is signaling peak of easing has passed
Gov. Yi Gang has urged markets to start thinking about an 'exit” from the looser financial policies of earlier this year despite its historic first-quarter slump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2020
U.K. firms apologize for slavery links as Bank of England plans to remove pictures
Global protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd are pushing the U.K. to acknowledge past links to slavery and racism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2020
Bank of England toolkit may include bond buying policy made in Japan
U.K. investors are looking east to work out what more the Bank of England may do to help support the country's coronavirus-addled economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2020
World Bank forecasts worst recession in eight decades as virus persists
According to a semi-annual report per-capita output will contract in more than 90 percent of countries, the largest percentage since 1870.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2020
Shinsei to buy New Zealand's UDC Finance for $480 million
Shinsei Bank Ltd. said it will buy New Zealand's top nonbank finance provider, UDC Finance Ltd., for $480 million (¥51.7 billion) in its biggest overseas acquisition to date and marking the latest asset purchase by a Japanese company eager to move beyond a low-growth home market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2020
Central banks have let the genie out of the bottle
If anyone knows how hard it is to roll back extraordinary monetary support, it's Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 8, 2020
BOJ’s monetary easing lags behind U.S. and European central banks
Monetary easing measures adopted by the Bank of Japan lack boldness.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020
Lagarde can't solve the COVID-19 crisis
Managing the COVID-19 crisis goes way beyond the powers of central banks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2020
The world’s economic visionaries can't see past tomorrow
The Bank of Japan was once a monetary policy pioneer. Now it's in crisis mode.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2020
IMF sees coronavirus-induced global downturn 'way worse' than financial crisis
Speaking at a rare joint news conference with the leader of the WHO, the IMF managing director called on advanced economies to step up their efforts to help emerging markets and developing countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2020
MUFG Bank to invest ¥80 billion in ride-hailing service Grab
MUFG Bank will form a capital and business alliance with Singapore-based ride-hailing service Grab, with the view to collaborating on retail financial services, sources have said.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 10, 2020
Japanese asset manager awaits flood of money from regional banks
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc. anticipates a flood of money from yield-starved regional banks that need help reinvesting cash after redeeming government bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 5, 2020
Wall Street surges as China financial measures soothe virus worries
The Nasdaq hit a record high on Tuesday and the S&P 500 headed for its biggest one-day gain in about six months as fears of a heavy economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak waned after China's central bank intervened.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2020
The world's hypocrisy about Israel's occupation of the West Bank
Jewish settlements are not the primary obstacle to peace with the Palestinians.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2020
Jared Kushner says he hopes Israel waits on sovereignty steps in West Bank till after polls
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank, following the announcement of a U.S. peace plan.

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