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Expat bankers and finance services workers leaving Japan

by Ray Clancy on March 18, 2011

Skilled financial workers leaving Japan

Expat bankers and finance workers are leaving Tokyo in the aftermath of the severe earthquake and the on-going nuclear crisis.

A week since the earthquake and tsunami struck staff from BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered and Morgan Stanley are among the banks whose staff have left. [click to continue…]

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