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Japan's four major banks post losses of $31bn for 2002

Japan's four largest banks have posted a combined ¥3.61 trillion ($30.9 billion) in losses for the 2002 financial year, following larger-than-expected losses in their cross-equity holdings amid slump in the country’s equity markets and their ongoing disposal of bad loans.

Mizuho Financial Group unveiled the largest net loss of ¥2.377 trillion, while UFJ Group made a loss of ¥608.92 billion. Net losses at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG) were ¥465.4 billion and ¥161.5 billion respectively.

Despite the losses, the major banks managed to maintain their capital adequacy ratios above the 8% minimum as recommended by the Bank for International Settlements, largely due to a round of capital raising exercises earlier

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