FRC OK's 7.46 tril. yen public money for 15 banks

FRC OK's 7.46 tril. yen public money for 15 banks

The government's Financial Reconstruction Commission (FRC) approves March 12 requests from 15 major Japanese banks for a total of 7.46 trillion yen in public funds to help clear up their bad loans.

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