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Mizuho to halt global expansion

By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo

Published: March 27 2009 00:06 | Last updated: March 27 2009 00:06

Mizuho, Japan’s second largest banking group, is putting its overseas expansion on ice and refocusing its resources on the domestic market, said Takashi Tsuka­moto, its president-designate.

In a switch from his predecessor’s policy of global expansion, Mr Tsuka­moto, who will become chief executive on April 1, plans to return Mizuho to its roots of lending to Japan­ese corporations.

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