Joint Lead Managers of the 78th JICA Bonds (Non-guaranteed Domestic Bonds (Retail Bonds))
2023.11.29
Correction: December 21, 2023
Due to change in the joint lead managers, the information has been amended as below:
(Before) Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Rakuten Securities, Inc., and SBI SECURITIES Co.,Ltd., SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
(After) Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Rakuten Securities, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has mandated the following security companies as joint lead managers for the 5-year FILP Agency Bonds. The bonds are denominated in Japanese Yen without government guarantee and are scheduled to be launched in January 2024.
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Rakuten Securities, Inc., and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
The bonds will be Sustainability Bonds. JICA released its new “JICA Social/Sustainability Bond Framework” on April 7, 2023, and it has obtained a second party opinion from Moody’s. JICA will use the net proceeds from the sale of the bonds to finance newly committed or ongoing Eligible Projects of the Sustainability Bonds as defined under the Framework. JICA will not knowingly allocate the net proceeds of the bonds to activities related to coal-fired thermal power projects.
The detail of the transaction is to be determined, subject to market conditions.
■Contact
Budget for Finance and Investment Account, and Capital Markets Division, Treasury, Finance and Accounting Department, JICA
Tel: +81-3-5226-9279
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