| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN COVER STORY
...But Big Challenges Still Loom Ahead MONEY-CENTER BANKS Bad loans are still increasing sharply. Newly merged players still need years to catch up with Western financial giants in profitability and financial knowhow. REGIONAL LENDERS Four have been shut down this year, and workouts are just beginning at others. Deposits are shrinking as savers fret about the end of 100% deposit insurance in April, 2001. LIFE INSURERS Big failures of Nissan Mutual and Toho Mutual have cast a shadow over other giant insurance companies. Policy cancellations are up, and many insurers don't earn enough on investments to cover promised returns on policies. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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 RELATED ITEMS Japan's Banks (int'l edition) ASIAN COVER IMAGE: Japan's Banks CHART: Restructuring Has Bank Stocks Soaring... TABLE: ...But Big Challenges Still Loom Ahead TABLE: Japan's First Trillion-Dollar Bank INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
