Announcement and Enforcement of the “Cabinet Order for Partial Revision to the Enforcement Order of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Act” | JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation

June 30, 2022
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

On June 28, 2020, a Cabinet decision was made for the "Cabinet Order for Partial Revision to the Enforcement Order of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Act." The Order was promulgated on June 29 and comes into effect as of June 30.

This revision expands the eligible sectors for JBIC in (1) Export Loans for the export of Japanese products to developed countries, and (2) Overseas Investment Loans for projects in developed countries. For details of eligible sectors under the scope of the Act, please see the Export Loans and Overseas Investment Loans in the Support Menu section. Sectors newly added to the scope of the Act due to this expansion are as follows:

(1) Export Loans for the export of Japanese products to developed countries and (2) Overseas Investment Loans for projects in developed countries
Businesses with new technology, business model, etc. Businesses that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions Development of goods and technologies irreplaceable for a stable supply of raw materials of products, etc. Medical equipment (e.g. endoscopes, MRI equipment) Biopharmaceuticals Fuel Ammonia Electric vehicles Semiconductors

(Note) Loans and guarantees (overseas investment loans) for business in developed countries undertaken by Japanese companies, including mid-tier enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, have been offered in accordance with the Cabinet decision made on July 3, 2020, for the “Cabinet Order for Partial Revision to the Enforcement Order of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Act” and the public notices issued by the Ministry of Finance on July 8, 2020 and January 29, 2021. The offering period ended on June 30, 2022.