2025 Tokyo Stock Exchange Grand Opening

2025 Tokyo Stock Exchange Grand Opening

Tokyo Stock Exchange Grand Opening Ceremony for the year 2025. Photo shows (front right) Katsunobu Kato, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, addressing the crowd.=January 6,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

2025 Tokyo Stock Exchange Grand Opening

2025 Tokyo Stock Exchange Grand Opening

Tokyo Stock Exchange Grand Opening Ceremony for the year 2025. Photo shows Katsunobu Kato, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, striking the bell.=January 6,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Australian PM commits new funding to help women leave violent relationships

STORY: Australian PM commits new funding to help women leave violent relationships SHOOTING TIME: April 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Parliament House 2. various of Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in protests on April 28 3. various of the Parliament House STORYLINE: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women leave violent relationships. Following an emergency meeting of federal, state and territory leaders to address gendered violence, Albanese on Wednesday announced 925 million Australian dollars (about 598 million U.S. dollars) over five years to establish a new leaving violence program. Under the program, women looking to escape violent relationships will be eligible to access up to 5,000 Australian dollars (3,234 U.S. dollars) in financial support as well as safety planning, risk assessment and referral services. Albanese on April 28 joined thousands of Au

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima Meets Barbados' PM Mia Mottley - The Hague

Queen Maxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a reception with Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados. The conversation is about how financial services can contribute to financial resilience and financial health. Queen Máxima is the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The Hague, Netherlands, on February 20, 2024. Photo by NLBeeld/POOL/Wesley de Wit/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

India's goods sector surpasses services in exports

STORY: India's goods sector surpasses services in exports SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic parts manufacturing unit 3. various of export containers STORYLINE: Indian government on Thursday said India's goods (merchandise) sector has surpassed the services sector in exports. "The last financial year recorded an export of 762 billion U.S. dollars. Of this 453 billion dollars were merchandise exports," India's Federal Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a press conference. There are about 11 billion dollars worth of electrical machinery and equipment exports, about 11 billion dollars worth of mobile phones export, he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

Egyptian FM calls for financial contributions to UN Palestinian refugee agency

STORY: Egyptian FM calls for financial contributions to UN Palestinian refugee agency DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Foreign Affairs Ministry 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday underlined the urgent necessity to provide the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) with financial contributions in order to continue its services. In a meeting with the UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in Cairo, Shoukry stressed Egypt's willingness to support the agency, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Egypt will continue to coordinate with international actors in order to give the agency the financial and political support it needs to offer essential services to Palestinian refugees, said Shoukry. The Egyptian top diplomat also highlighted the importance of not linking financial support for UNRWA with any political cons

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Signing Of A Post-Brexit Cooperation Agreement Between UK And EU - Brussels

Meeting between Jeremy Hunt, British Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness for a post-Brexit cooperation agreement on financial services between the United Kingdom and Europe. Brussels, Belgium on June 27, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Construction Bank opens branch in Hungary

STORY: China Construction Bank opens branch in Hungary DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-Hungarian bilingual school students 2. various of opening ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): MARTON NAGY, Hungarian Minister of Economy Development STORYLINE: China Construction Bank (CCB), the world's second-largest bank based on assets, opened a branch in Hungary on Wednesday. At an opening ceremony held in the capital city Budapest, CCB Chairman Tian Guoli said the new branch will further encourage financial cooperation between China and Hungary, and provide quality financial services for Chinese and Hungarian enterprises, which includes a fintech lab to promote financial-technological innovations. Hungarian Minister of Economy Development Marton Nagy lauded the opening of the bank branch, saying that a well-functioning financial system and banks are crucial to economic growth. Expressing gratitude to CCB for assisting Hungary during the

(1)Tokyo stocks open lower on 1st trading day of 2005

(1)Tokyo stocks open lower on 1st trading day of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Tatsuya Ito tolls the bell to open the New Year's first trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 4.

Aso on Mizuho's false report

Aso on Mizuho's false report

NARITA, Japan - Financial services minister Taro Aso speaks with reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013, before leaving for Washington to attend a meeting of Group of 20 finance chiefs. Aso said that it is "extremely regrettable" that Mizuho Bank submitted to his agency a false report on its lending to crime groups.

Japan new Cabinet

Japan new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks during a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 27, 2012. Aso, a former prime minister, assumed the posts of deputy prime minister, finance minister, and financial services minister under Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

Japan new Cabinet

Japan new Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks during a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 27, 2012. Aso, a former prime minister, assumed the posts of deputy prime minister, finance minister, and financial services minister under Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe.

Minister Matsushita found dead at home

Minister Matsushita found dead at home

TOKYO, Japan - File photo dated Sept. 4, 2012, shows Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita heading to a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Matsushita was found dead at his residence in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012, police said, adding they suspect the country's top financial regulator committed suicide.

Minister Matsushita found dead at home

Minister Matsushita found dead at home

TOKYO, Japan - File photo dated Sept. 4, 2012, shows Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita heading to a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Matsushita was found dead at his residence in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012, police said, adding they suspect the country's top financial regulator committed suicide.

Cabinet reshuffle

Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's reshuffled Cabinet pose in a group photo session at Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo on June 4, 2012. Noda replaced five members of the 18-strong Cabinet, newly appointing (from top R to L) Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Yuichiro Hata, (from bottom R to L) Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Akira Gunji, Justice Minister Makoto Taki and Financial Services Minister Tadahiro Matsushita.

Cabinet reshuffle

Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Tadahiro Matsushita, Japan's new financial services and postal reform minister, enters the office of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on June 4, 2012, with Noda naming him to the post in a Cabinet reshuffle.

Cabinet reshuffle

Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tadahiro Matsushita of People's New Party, a member of Japan's ruling coalition. Matsushita was tapped as financial services minister, replacing Shozaburo Jimi, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on June 4, 2012.

Japanese ministers in India

Japanese ministers in India

NEW DELHI, India - (From 3rd from R to L) Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, industry minister Yukio Edano and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the premier's official residence in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

DPJ, PNP to maintain coalition gov't

DPJ, PNP to maintain coalition gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R), who heads the Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi, the sole Cabinet minister from the People's New Party, after reconfirming that the two parties will maintain their coalition government in talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Jimi replaced Shizuka Kamei as PNP chief after Kamei and the party's policy chief Akiko Kamei were dismissed from their posts over their opposition to Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

PNP sacks party head, policy chief

PNP sacks party head, policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Shimoji (L), secretary general of the People's New Party, and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (C), the sole Cabinet minister from the PNP, hold a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on the evening of April 5, 2012, after the party's decision to dismiss its chief Shizuka Kamei and policy chief Akiko Kamei. The decision comes after the two asserted the PNP should leave the ruling coalition due to their opposition to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

AIJ raided over missing pension funds

AIJ raided over missing pension funds

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (front) speaks during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on March 23, 2012. He said that AIJ Investment Advisors Co. has been stripped of its registration as an investment adviser. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raided AIJ's head office among other locations the same day over missing pension funds under the firm's care.

Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

Gov't orders AIJ to suspend business

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi announces in a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2012, that the ministry has ordered corporate pension fund manager AIJ Investment Advisors Co. to suspend its business for one month on suspicion that it has lost most of its clients' money, totaling about 210 billion yen.

Reappointed postal reform minister Jimi

Reappointed postal reform minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Shozaburo Jimi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on the morning of Sept. 2, 2011. Jimi, a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's coalition partner the People's New Party, was retained as financial services and postal reform minister the same day.

Thaksin in Japan

Thaksin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011, after Thaksin, a fugitive following his ouster in a 2006 military coup in Thailand, arrived in Japan with the aim of assisting in the reconstruction of the earthquake- and tsunami-hit northeastern region.

Mexico's finance minister Cordero

Mexico's finance minister Cordero

TOKYO, Japan - Mexican Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 13, 2011. He said improved access to financial services among the poor and environmental issues are desirable key topics for the Group of 20 leading economies under the Mexican presidency in 2012.

Basic law on sports enacted

Basic law on sports enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoko Tani (C), a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi after a basic law outlining the promotion of sports as a state responsibility was enacted on June 17, 2011, during a House of Councillors plenary session at the Diet building in Tokyo.

Japan Cabinet reshuffle

Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's retained Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan reshuffled his Cabinet the same day.

Japan stock markets open

Japan stock markets open

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (C) rings a bell during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital's Nihombashi Kabutocho area Jan. 4, 2011, after the New Year holidays.

Cabinet meeting

Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Farm minister Michihiko Kano, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi wait for the start of a Cabinet meeting at the premier's office on Sept. 21, 2010.

Japan's Financial Services Minister Jimi

Japan's Financial Services Minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaruro Jimi speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2010, after retaining the post in a reshuffle of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet.

Incubator Bank fails

Incubator Bank fails

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after the Incubator Bank of Japan filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 10, 2010.

BOJ's Shirakawa at Diet panel

BOJ's Shirakawa at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a meeting of the House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee on Sept. 8, 2010, in Tokyo, attended by Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L), and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (2nd from L). Shirakawa said the BOJ will further ease its monetary policy to boost the economy, if risks to growth become clear.

Jimi, Volcker meet in N.Y.

Jimi, Volcker meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (L) meets former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker in New York on Aug. 19, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

Financial Services Minister Jimi

Financial Services Minister Jimi

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi speaks at a press conference at the Financial Services Agency in Tokyo on June 11, 2010, after assuming the post.

Kamei to resign as minister

Kamei to resign as minister

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei speaks during a news conference to announce his resignation as postal reform minister and financial services minister in Tokyo early June 11, 2010. Kamei protested the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's failure to fulfill an accord between the two parties over a postal reform bill, but said his party will not leave the coalition.

Kamei to resign as minister

Kamei to resign as minister

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei speaks during a news conference to announce his resignation as postal reform minister and financial services minister in Tokyo early June 11, 2010. Kamei protested the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's failure to fulfill an accord between the two parties over a postal reform bill, but said his party will not leave the coalition.

Financial Services Minister Kamei

Financial Services Minister Kamei

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei speaks at a press conference after he was retained in the post at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010.

1st meeting of Kan Cabinet

1st meeting of Kan Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei attend the first meeting of the new Cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010.