{
  "id": 16299854,
  "title": "Shiga Bank, Senshu Ikeda Holdings Eye Merger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/shiga-bank-senshu-ikeda-holdings-eye-merger",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T07:16:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102300885/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Shiga Bank and Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc., which owns Senshu Ikeda Bank, are considering a management integration under a new holding company, aiming to expand their customer bases and strengthen their competitiveness, people familiar with the matter have said. The possible integration would create the largest regional banking group in the Kansai western Japan re...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}