Japan's Mizuho to offer new loans as Trump tariff risk hits small businesses

Unsecured credit to provide cash lifeline for working capital, pay increases

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Japanese megabank Mizuho will partner with Orix to offer unsecured loans at competitive rates. (Source photos by Nikkei)

YUKI SEKIGUCHI

TOKYO -- Mizuho Bank plans to start a program in May that provides business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises throughout Japan, Nikkei has learned.

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