Japan
JCB reduces GHG emissions by 54.4% in 2022
JCB reduces GHG emissions by 54.4% in 2022
																					
							It also shared the initiatives which took place last year.
						
					
					
				Japan’s card payments market to be worth $742.2b in 2023
																					
							Growing consumer preference for electronic payments will push a 7.5% growth in value.
						
					
					
				Japanese insurers, banks to build sustainable finance platform
																					
							The collaboration seeks to build a digital platform for investment institutions.
						
					
					
				MUFG Bank buys JPY600m shares in metaverse company TBT Lab
																					
							The bank will help develop the financial functions of the planned Japan Metaverse Economic Zone
						
					
					
				Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s net profit up to $9.34b for FY2022
																					
							Year-end dividend per share is JPY125 or US$92.
						
					
					
				Foreign JCB cardholders offered Tokyo Tower discounts
																					
							They can avail a 30% discount on the admission fee until 30 April 2024.
						
					
					
				Japan’s Chiba bank to maintain above domestic average profitability
																					
							The bank will maintain strong loan quality and liquidity, Moody’s said.
						
					
					
				Japan Post Bank maintains strong liquidity in 2023, but profits still weak: Moody’s
																					
							Diversifying its bond portfolio will improve profits but exposes it to more risk.
						
					
					
				MUFG halfway to its 2030 sustainable finance target
																					
							The bank has funded JPY19.4t as of 2022, over halfway to its JPY35t target by 2030.
						
					
					
				Mitsubishi UFJ postpones AT1 bond issuance after Credit Suisse wipeout: report
																					
							It plans to issue by late April or mid-May instead, according to a spokesperson.
						
					
					
				Low risk of bank runs in Asia: analyst
																					
							Japanese banks are the most vulnerable and face flat NIM growth.
						
					
					
				Japan bank lending up 3.3% in February
																					
							Average outstanding amount totalled JPY598.9t for the month.
						
					
					
				Weekly Global News Wrap: Nomura cuts entertainment budget; crypto bank Silvergate closes down
																					
							And Bank of America CEO says he and the bank are “capitalist” as anti-ESG critics gain steam.
						
					
					
				No more full gov’t support for Shoko Chukin Bank after stake sale recommendation: report
																					
							The potential stake sale is a governance risk, Moody’s warned.
						
					
					
				Nomura Holdings’ net income up 11% to $508m in Q3
																					
							Net revenue was up 24% compared to the year ago. 
						
					
					
				Citi named sole arranger of CABEI’s 10-year JPY7b and 10-year US$130m ESG bonds
																					
							The bonds will be issued to Japanese and Taiwanese investors, respectively.
						
					
					
				Mizuho Bank inks MOU with Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank for ESG collaboration
																					
							It expands their earlier business cooperation MOU signed in August 2019.
						
					
					
				 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
						 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                