Daiwa, Asahi banks agree to integrate management

Daiwa, Asahi banks agree to integrate management

OSAKA, Japan - Nara Bank President Masao Nomura (L), Asahi Bank President Tatsuro Ito (2nd from L), Daiwa Bank President Yasuhisa Katsuta (2nd from R) and Kinki Osaka Bank President Yasuhiro Takatani join hands at a press conference at Daiwa Bank's head office in Osaka on Sept. 21. They announced the formation of Japan's fifth-largest banking group with 50.4 trillion yen in combined assets.

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