Japan

With more than $6 billion in spare cash, why not?

Accumulated amount of all overseas investments by Japan's mega banking groups is about 2% of Tier 1 capital - but Fitch believes this growth is negligible in the near term.

The sovereign debt crisis in the Euro zone sure got Japanese banks worried.

Nomura has plans to triple cost cuts to $1.2 billion after incurring its first quarterly loss.

Japanese banks lent  0.3 percent less in September compared from a year earlier, reports Reuters.

After being only number 7 last year, Goldman Sachs now has the top spot as it was hired for $54.1b worth of acquisitions this year.

The offer is part of a government program releasing $100bn of forex reserves to JBIC to spur purchases overseas.

Will the group's investment trusts cause its third major punishment in Japan in 7 years?

The bank did not further expand the the asset purchase program or lending program at the latest monetary policy meeting.

Mizuho has also arranged a number of other cross-border syndicated loans for its clients in the Americas last year.

Moody’s reduction to the country’s debt grade was the first in nine years.

Japan Money Express has formally started its operation to provide reliable service to the Nepalese people working in Japan through its 400 agents in Nepal.

The lenders capitalizes on stronger yen in quest to seek growth abroad as expected boost to loan demand from March quake is yet to materialize.

Outstanding loans of Japanese banks fell 0.6 % in June from a year earlier.

This, as 10 largest regional banks and banking groups report a decline in both credit costs and interest paid on deposits, says Fitch.

But Japanese banks should have little problem getting their tier 1 capital up to 7% through profits, says Fitch.