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Japanese Banks Jump Into The Market
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is learning to speak Arabic.
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New Economy Minister Faces Rocky Path
With Japan still struggling to achieve economic lift-off, longtime Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) hand Nobuteru Ishihara took over as the country’s Economy minister in late January.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Looser Rules May Spur Japanese Fintech Revolution
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing legislation allowing the government to relax restrictions on fintech investment, promising a technological jolt to one of the world’s biggest financial markets.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporates Rush To Decipher Landmark Trade Agreement
Management | Trade Negotiations
Corporations’ business decisions depend on regulatory certainty, but as the passing of TPP legislation faces various hurdles, corporate decision-making processes will need to remain flexible.
Features
Value and Number of Cross-border M&A by Region/Country 2011-2013
Emerging markets overtook developed markets both in terms of sales and purchases of foreign acquisitions - accounting for 56% of total cross-border transactions in 2013.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Uncontested Abe: The Only Game In Town
Newsmakers | Japan
Despite a less-than-stellar performance at the helm of the country, Japanese prime minister Shinz Abe was reelected in September to a second three-year term as the president of his Liberal Democratic Party.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Will Japanese Companies Bow To Shareholders?
Management | Corporate Governance
Japanese corporate culture, long considered one of the least shareholder-friendly among developed nations, may be softening up, with a little nudge from prime minister Shinzo Abe.
News
SUPPLY CHAIN | STAYING NIMBLE
Special Report | Supply Chain Risk Management
The treasury team is now critical to making supply chains more flexible while mitigating risks.
Data
Corporate Tax Rates by Country
Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
JAPAN AND INDIA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE RELATIONSHIP
MILESTONES | JAPAN<br />
Japanese prime minister Shinz Abe greeted his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in late August in the city of Kyoto, where the two leaders toured temples and posed for pictures before returning to Tokyo for four days of diplomatic talks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
GLOBAL IPO PROCEEDS RISE, BUT WILL IT LAST?
Led by the Asia-Pacific region, global proceeds from initial public offerings totaled more than $34 billion in the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 77% from the same period a year earlier, according to Renaissance Capital