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

October 2, 2025
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

On September 26, 2025, 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 October 1 and comes into effect as of today, October 2.

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 pages in the Support Menu section of the JBIC official website. Sectors newly added to the scope of the Act due to this expansion are as follows:

List of (1) Export Loans for the export of Japanese products to developed countries and (2) Overseas Investment Loans for projects in developed countries
(1) Export Loans for the export of Japanese products to developed countries and (2) Overseas Investment Loans for projects in developed countries
Pharmaceuticals (change from current Biopharmaceuticals) Automobile (change from current Electric vehicles) Steel and steel products Equipment essential for the implementation of projects concerning the development and acquisition of resources critical to our country (only for Export Loans)