EghtesadOnline: Two of Japan’s biggest banks are redoubling their efforts to lend to the renewable energy industry as negative interest rates at home prompt them to search for stronger yields abroad.

EghtesadOnline: Major Japanese banks are set to resume Iranian oil transactions after receiving final regulatory clearance, paving the way for the country's refiners to begin loadings as early as this month, sources with direct knowledge of the matter told S&P Global Platts Tuesday.