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April 2020, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. announced to stop lending money towab9neAE3rd the construction of new coal-fired power plants or projects involving coal. SMFG and Mizuho are among the world’s biggest lenders to coal-fired power. source