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FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation is looking to play a leading role in mobilizing private finance to support Asia's energy supply decarbonization, even as its legacy of coal financing persists in Southeast Asia.

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