INTERVIEW: Japanese Bank Seeks to Help Regional Economy with Bus Biz
Osaka, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese regional banking group Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.'s entry into the reservation-based transit bus business is aimed at stimulating the regional economy, President and CEO Atsushi Ukawa said in a recent interview.
"Even regional banks in urban areas must think about serving the local community," Ukawa said of the first reservation bus operations by a regional bank in Japan.
(2024/09/07-17:09)
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