Japan is looking to transform its long-languishing corporate bond market into a key source of risk capital to meet an expected rise in demand for growth funding.
Companies in Japan have historically relied heavily on bank loans to finance operations.?
Issuing corporate bonds has been seen as costly ¡ª with few companies having the know-how to sell debt ¡ª while brokers have been relatively passive in marketing these products.??
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