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Asian regulators eye orderly exit mechanism for big banks

By Kathleen Martin | April 27, 2014 - 12:00am

Monetary and fiscal policymakers in the Asian region have cited the need to address the orderly exit of “too big to fail” institutions to minimize the negative impact on their host countries.

Business

Metrobank partners with JBIC

March 25, 2013 - 12:00am

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co (Metrobank) signed recently a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for the development and the strengthening of a framework to...

Business

New Basel framework will impact GDP

By Ted P. Torres | August 24, 2010 - 12:00am

The implementation of the Basel III framework may lead to a decline in the level of gross domestic product (GDP) relative to its baseline path by about 0.20 percent after implementation is completed. 

Banking

Citi stops sales

August 4, 2009 - 12:00am

Citibank Japan has stopped sales for a month, including advertising, sales campaigns and solicitation, at its retail banking division for one month in line with an order from the Financial Services Agency (FSA) over...

Banking

Bad loans top ¥12 trillion in Japan

February 24, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Financial Services Agency said bad loans at the nation’s 121 banks ballooned by ¥889 billion ($9.6 billion) to reach ¥12.3 trillion ($133 billion) during the six-month period to...

Banking

Japan, Sweden hold bailout lessons for US

February 16, 2009 - 10:20am

TOKYO (AP) -As the US grapples with its banking crisis, President Barack Obama is pointing to Sweden and Japan as offering lessons for what the United States should and shouldn't do.

Japanese agency scolds PNB

October 4, 2005 - 12:00am

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a business improvement order to the Tokyo branch of Philippine National Bank (PNB) for engaging in unauthorized operations. It was found that the bank had its...

Banking