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BANKS

BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2013
Soaring value of bitcoins raises fears of potential financial 'cyberbubble'
A currency surging in value at a breathtaking rate and belonging to no nation is being hailed as a revolution in 'financial free speech' by its diverse group of users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 3, 2013
Lobbyist urges Abe to spur demand for loans
New bank lobby chief Takeshi Kunibe urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to follow through on his pledge to spark private investment through deregulation, a stimulus element the group says is key to boosting anemic loan demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2013
Betray your bank before Slovenia betrays you
What's a Slovenian with several hundred thousand euros in the bank supposed to do? Spread it out among at least a few different banks, that's what. Or move the money out of the country, while it's still possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2013
SMBC lender to up China branches
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s consumer loan unit plans to open as many as four China offices in the next two to three years, more than doubling the number to tap demand in the world's second-largest economy.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 24, 2012
Banks get tax cut and finally decide to pay up
After six years of profits, banks decide they can afford to pay taxes.
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2011
Economic trouble in China
The decision of China's sovereign wealth fund to buy shares of four of the country's biggest banks is a warning signal. The move to prop up the plummeting value of those institutions is intended to boost confidence; instead, it has highlighted the many unknowns that dominate the country's financial system....
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 2, 2009
Super-fluous banking perks
It pays to read the fine print in your bank account passbook.

Longform

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