- Japan: Japanese parliamentarians have given the green light to the privatisation of the Post Office, the largest financial institution in the world, which must still receive the approval of the Senate. The aim of the reform is to make the 355 000 billion yen in savings and life assurance managed by the institution more productive - funds currently massively invested in Treasury bonds and collectivities to shore up the public deficit. The project from Prime Minister Koizumi is to divide the...