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Japan regional banks poised to merge to boost ship finance

Nikkei Asia reporting 4 sentences analyzed 301 captured characters

Both Iyogin and Ehime Bank have expertise in ship financing.. © Kyodo

TOKYO -- Japanese local lenders Iyogin Holdings, the parent company of Iyo Bank, and Ehime Bank are in the final stages of discussing a merger, Nikkei learned on Thursday.

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Origin wording grade

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A 0/100 risk

Confidence: 69%
Format: straight news
Findings: 0
Method: origin-framing-v2

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