South Korea-Japan trade spat intensifies, China to be long-term winner
07-08-19 / by Maddy White
China could emerge victorious in the South Korea-Japan trade war, as the trade tussle intensifies...Shinzo Abe
Japanese biomass project gets local finance
19-09-17 / by Finbarr Bermingham
A group of Japanese banks have funded a biomass project financing in the north-west of...
Asia’s superpower rivalries
04-09-17 / by GTR
As the global focus of trade shifts to Asia, is it time for erstwhile rivals...
Russia and Japan push ahead with joint fund
03-05-17 / by Aleya Begum Lønsetteig
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) have...
SMBC, JBIC launch lending scheme for Russia
14-12-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) are launching... Russia and Japan eye US$900mn joint fund
06-12-16 / by Aleya Begum Lønsetteig
Japan and Russia will create a ¥100bn (US$900mn) fund to jointly invest in development projects...
Trump confirms TPP withdrawal as top priority
22-11-16 / by Melodie Michel
President elect Donald Trump has confirmed his intention to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...
Trump or Clinton, Asian trade will suffer regardless
07-11-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
Asian trade will suffer regardless of the outcome of this week’s US election, a leading economist...
JBIC loans to thaw frosty Japan-Russia relations
26-10-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
The Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) is to lend US$38.5mn to Russia’s Sberbank. Sberbank...
Nexi, Mizuho ink Petrobras agreement
07-08-14 / by GTR
Nexi and Mizuho have signed an agreement with Petrobras to issue a US$500mn loan guarantee...