Japanese Banks Keep Prime Rate at 5.7%
From United Press International
TOKYO —
Japan’s three long-term credit banks said they would keep their long-term prime lending rates at 5.7% in April for the eighth straight month.
They said five-year interest-bearing bank debt with a coupon rate of 4.8%, on which the prime rate is based, remained almost unchanged in recent months.
The banks are Industrial Bank of Japan, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan and Nippon Credit Bank.
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