TITLE

Cosmo bailout highlights Japan's bad-loan problem

AUTHOR(S)

Terry, Edith

PUB. DATE

August 1995

SOURCE

Christian Science Monitor;8/4/95, Vol. 87 Issue 175, p8

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Gives details of the bailout plans announced for Cosmo Credit Corp. in Japan following the bad-loan problem of the bank. Statistics on the bad-loan amounts of banks in Japan; Opinion of public regarding use of public funds in propping up the banks.

ACCESSION #

9509080322

Tags: COSMO Credit Corp.

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