Japan's Eighteenth, Shinwa Bank to delay merger by six months

Japan's Eighteenth, Shinwa Bank to delay merger by six months

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Japan’s Eighteenth Bank Ltd and Shinwa Bank have decided to postpone their planned merger by six months to prepare for a change in the local calendar with the abdication of the emperor next year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.

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