Profits in the banking sector have benefited from the stockmarket rally of 2013, but the core profitability of domestic business operations remains constrained by wafer-thin interest-rate spreads on loans. This could impair the ability of financial institutions to absorb losses and take on risks during the forecast period.

Financial services report 2

Banks 3

Insurers 5

Asset managers 8

Financial markets and instruments 9

Financial regulation 12

Monetary and currency policy 15

Japan at a glance 16

Fundamental indicators 17

Key contacts 18

Industry publishing schedule 19

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