Government-owned lenders now account for 28% of all direct bank lending in Japan.
They typically like more transparency and control of their accounts and are more technologically savvy, said Dean Athanasia, head of the banking and direct investment division in Bank of America's wealth group.
In order to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns, technical discussions on the future ESM direct bank recapitalisation instrument will also start in September so that the ESM could, following a regular decision, have the possibility to recapitalise banks directly once an effective single supervisory mechanism is established.
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The allies should be pressed to suspend any discussion of Soviet direct participation in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The government therefore takes a direct role in running the bank.
In general the bigger the institution, the more likely there is to be support, especially when the government has a direct stake (as in the Bank of Taiwan and the Industrial Bank of Korea).
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At the bottom of some piece of paper to sign and fill in and that goes back to the company concerned who in turn passes it on to my bank, who in turn sets up the direct debit arrangement.
Assuming it passes that test, the ESM cannot be used for direct bank recapitalisation until a European supervisor is put in charge.
The growth of M2 is the slowest it has been in six years less than half of what it was two years ago and central government regulators are trying to restrict new loans with periodic increases in bank reserve requirements and direct administrative measures.
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The international press focuses on increases in interest rates and bank reserve ratios, but Chinese officials are relying on more direct measures to keep prices in check.
Through good relations established between her bank and its counterpart in China, direct renminbi-ringgit exchange was opened in August.
He insisted that he had "no personal bank account in the Caymans nor any direct personal investment in that territory".
Two decades of on-off negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank have failed to produce a permanent settlement, with the latest round of direct negotiations breaking down in 2010.
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One useful tip from the IRS: For the speediest refund, you should e-file (80% of taxpayers did last year) and include direct deposit information so your refund magically appears in your bank account.
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Wells Fargo, a Californian bank, plans to start direct-mail loans to small businesses in Canada before the end of the year, hoping to slice off another lucrative piece of Canadian banks' business.
Keeping your savings in a dedicated online savings account at a bank like ING Direct is a great idea.
We erred yesterday in asserting that it is necessary to have a bank account in order to have one's Social Security checks direct-deposited.
These high-profile ousters are a direct response to the decision by regulators in Japan to close Citigroup's private bank there by next September.
Royal Bank of Scotland is to give up control of Direct Line after selling part of its stake in the insurer.
China has relied more on quantitative measures, such as direct controls on lending and changes in the amount of reserves that banks must hold at the central bank.
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Greek borrowing costs rose, and shares slipped, as finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss Greece's progress in its rescue program, as well as proposed aid for Cyprus and plans for direct bank bailouts.
"The United States opposes all unilateral actions, including West Bank settlement activity and housing construction in East Jerusalem, as they complicate efforts to resume direct, bilateral negotiations, and risk prejudging the outcome of those negotiations, " deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.
Palestinian officials have halted all negotiations with Israel, both direct and indirect, because of the continuation of what they describe as illegal settlement building in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Iran's economic desperation was recently illustrated in stark terms when its central bank gave the go-ahead to issue interest-bearing debentures on the international markets in direct violation of the Shariah law by which the Ayatollahs rule.
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Which is why in a time of panic they may well stop lending to any bank which may have a direct or indirect exposure.
But I would direct that indignation less towards the Argentinean politicians and more towards the IMF and World Bank, who are comfortably sitting in their offices in DC while Argentineans (and the whole developing world) languish due to the disastrous economic policies they imposed on our countries.
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In some cases (the European Central Bank or the Bank of England) this is because of direct purchases of bonds.
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The last round of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians broke down in late 2010 following a dispute over settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The weather also had a more direct impact on a potential bout of banker-bashing in the U.K., where a meeting between bank chiefs and the Chancellor, George Osborne scheduled for Monday had to be cancelled.
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