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World’s Safest Banks 2023–Country Winners
With downgrades and new winners across the board, Global Finance’s country winners had to adapt to changes. To earn a...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Chip Design Company Scores High Valuation For IPO
Prior to the IPO, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son considered selling Arm to Nvidia for $40 billion, but reneged.
Non-Economic Data
Most Technologically Advanced Countries In The World 2023
Global Finance ranks the world's countries by their technological advancement and capacity to develop and leverage cutting-edge technology.
News
Japanese, South Korean Leaders Meet But Normalization Remains Elusive
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years agoyet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Norway’s SWF Nixes All-Male Boards In Japan
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is pushing to increase gender diversity among Japan's corporate executives.
Data
China And Japan Decouple Amid Demographic Decline
As China and Japan begin decoupling economically from one another, it is worth asking if they might not be stronger together since they face similarchallenges.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Toshiba Could Go Private To Heal
Toshibahas been in conflict with activist shareholders since a 2015 accounting scandal, followed by a massive write-down on its nuclear business the following year.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Japan Bank Governor Nominee Charts Own Course
Kazuo Uedawill have his plate full when he takes over in the spring, with the market keen to see whether—and how soon—he will deviate from his predecessors controversial policies.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan: Regional Bank M&A On The Rise
Japan'spolicymakers are encouraging consolidation in the banking system, sparkinga wave of regional bank mergers and acquisitions.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Kuroda Leaves Japan’s Central Bank Marking End Of An Era
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will nominate a new head of the BoJ perhaps as early as February.
News
Yen Loses Safe-Haven Status
The yen fell to its lowest level against the dollar in 32 years as the Bank of Japan continues to keep interest rates near zero while central banks around the world are raising rates to fight rising inflation.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan To Finance Decarbonization Of Shipping
ESG makes headway in the shipping industry thanks to Japan.