Japanese banks must solve gangster problem A Tokyo-based scholar asserts that yakuza gangsters are fundamentally woven into Japan''s financial problems. May 29, 2002
Another problem for Japan: good debts Lester Thurow outlined this phenomenon yesterday at the CSFB conference. March 19, 2002
China's resolution of its bad loan problem through AMCs is a Great Leap Forward The non-performing loans of Chinese banks has been nagging at the back of investors'' minds for months. But the establishment of the asset management companies brings in asset recovery professionals for the first time in China''s recent history. January 09, 2002
The 'Buy Africa' perception problem The African Development Bank''s treasurer, Arunma Oteh is on an Asian roadshow to explain away some misconceptions. November 14, 2001