Mizuho Seeks $100 Billion From Overseas Transaction Banking
- Unit has hired senior bankers, doubled global headcount
- Focusing on business with non-Japanese companies in Asia
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Mizuho Financial Group Inc. wants to grow its business managing overseas corporate money by $100 billion this fiscal year, as it seeks new ways to boost international earnings at a time of negative interest rates at home.
“We’re expanding with a focus on the cross-border transactions of non-Japanese corporations doing business in Asia,” Zenichi Tanakamaru, a senior vice president in Mizuho’s global corporate department, said in an interview.