Japan's biggest bank by assets and market value is keen to expand outside its domestic market, where loan demand is sluggish following two decades of economic stagnation.

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In 2008 and 2009 the loan books of emerging-market banks outside China grew relatively slowly, at about 10%, although in China they expanded by about 30%, and the pace elsewhere will pick up this year.

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Mrs O'Loan has recommended a senior officer from an outside police force be asked to conduct an investigation into the bombing.

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But the only loan options available to Redknapp are players from outside the Premier League as the Pompey boss has already brought in Chelsea's Ben Sahar and Arsenal's Armand Traore, filling his allocation of two players from within England.

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AIG's former chairman Maurice Greenberg said Tuesday that without a loan or any other injection of capital from the outside, the giant insurance company would be bankrupt.

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On-loan Manchester United midfielder Cleverley picked up the ball outside the area, dribbled with intent around the right-side of the Wednesday defence before expertly picking out Lansbury in the middle and he made no mistake with a side-foot finish.

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An underwriter is responsible for making sure that shiny loan is shiny all the way through, not just on the outside.

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However, the government is expected to make a higher student loan available to students who decide to take on the more expensive courses outside Northern Ireland.

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What follows is a back-of-the-envelope view of monthly loan capacity based on what sources see as reasonable assumptions (and no outside shocks to upset the apple cart).

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