The Japan Times19h ago
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama plans to meet leaders of Japan's biggest banks and other financial institutions to discuss Anthropic's latest AI model Mythos as early as this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/22/finance-minister-banks-mythos-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #satsukikatayama #financeministry #anthropic #ai #cybersecurity
Japan finance minister to discuss Mythos threat with banks

Satsuki Katayama plans to meet officials from the country's biggest financial institutions to discuss Anthropic's latest AI model as early as this week.

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The Japan Times1d ago
Japan's Finance Ministry says it will issue commemorative ¥1,000 coins marking the 100th anniversary of the 1926 start of the country's Showa Era. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/japan-showa-era-commemorative-coin-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #financeministry #showa
Japan to issue coins marking 100th anniversary of Showa Era

Made of pure silver, the Showa coin has a diameter of 40 millimeters and weighs 31.1 grams.

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Show threadGehtso6d ago

UK Transfers $1 Billion To Ukraine Over Frozen Russian Assets

The funds will be used for military purposes.

Ukraine has received the latest tranche of £752 million (about $1 billion) from the UK as part of the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative.

https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/4/16/680840/

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #UK #GB #FinanceMinistry #Assets #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни

UK Transfers $1 Billion To Ukraine Over Frozen Russian Assets

The funds will be used for military purposes.

The Japan TimesApr 15
Japan's Finance Ministry has disclosed the seventh and likely final set of documents related to a document-tampering scandal linked to the dubious sale of state-owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/15/japan/crime-legal/moritomo-gakuen-finance-ministry-disclosure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #financeministry #moritomogakuen
Finance Ministry discloses last set of Moritomo papers

Since last April, the ministry has disclosed a total of about 140,000 pages deemed closely related to the document-tampering scandal.

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Yonhap Infomax NewsApr 3
South Korea's Finance Ministry dismisses claims of dollar exchange restrictions at major banks as fake news, warning of stern legal action against misinformation spreaders amid heightened Middle East risks and market volatility concerns
#YonhapInfomax #FinanceMinistry #DollarExchange #FakeNews #MarketStability #KooYunchul #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Finance Ministry Dismisses Dollar Exchange Restrictions at Four Major Banks as Fake News, Vows Stern Action

South Korea's Finance Ministry dismisses claims of dollar exchange restrictions at major banks as fake news, warning of stern legal action against misinformation spreaders amid heightened Middle East risks and market volatility concerns

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The New OilMar 31

#Dutch #FinanceMinistry takes #treasury #banking portal offline after breach

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dutch-finance-ministry-takes-treasury-banking-portal-offline-after-breach/

#cybersecurity #Netherlands

Dutch Finance Ministry takes treasury banking portal offline after breach

The Dutch Ministry of Finance took some of its systems offline, including the digital portal for treasury banking, while investigating a cyberattack detected two weeks ago.

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The Japan TimesMar 27
The government adopted a stopgap budget plan with about ¥8.5 trillion in general-account spending on Friday to cover expenditures for the first 11 days of fiscal 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/27/japan/politics/stopgap-budget-adoption/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #financeministry #budgets #satsukikatayama
Government adopts ¥8.5 trillion stopgap spending package

Parliament is expected to approve the first stopgap budget in 11 years on Monday.

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Yonhap Infomax NewsMar 26
South Korea's Finance Ministry announces strategic plan to utilize surplus tax revenue for net redemption of government bonds, signaling fiscal consolidation efforts
#YonhapInfomax #FinanceMinistry #ExcessTaxRevenue #GovernmentBonds #NetRedemption #FiscalPolicy #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Finance Ministry to Pursue Net Redemption of Government Bonds Using Excess Tax Revenue

South Korea's Finance Ministry announces strategic plan to utilize surplus tax revenue for net redemption of government bonds, signaling fiscal consolidation efforts

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Yonhap Infomax NewsMar 26
South Korea's Finance Ministry launches emergency KRW 5 trillion treasury bond buyback program to stabilize bond markets amid heightened volatility
#YonhapInfomax #FinanceMinistry #TreasuryBond #Buyback #EmergencyMeasure #BondMarket #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Finance Ministry Implements Emergency KRW 5 Trillion Treasury Bond Buyback

South Korea's Finance Ministry launches emergency KRW 5 trillion treasury bond buyback program to stabilize bond markets amid heightened volatility

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The Japan TimesMar 25
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said the government has begun compiling a provisional budget, signaling growing concern that the Takaichi administration will be unable to pass the budget by the end of the fiscal year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/25/japan/politics/japan-preliminary-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #financeministry #budgets #sanaetakaichi
Takaichi prepares provisional budget as the nature of debate shifts

The development has provided ammunition for the opposition to accuse the Takaichi administration for political mismanagement.

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