JICA Launches its Ninth Japanese Government Guaranteed Dollar Bonds
2024.05.15
Japan International Cooperation Agency launched its ninth Global U.S. Dollar bonds guaranteed by the Government of Japan on May 14, 2024 (New York time).
Issuer: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Amount: 1,000 million USD
Issue Date: May 21, 2024
Maturity: 5 years (due on May 21, 2029)
Coupon: 4.750%(s.a.)
Issue Price: 99.912% (Investor yield: 4.770%(s.a.))
Guarantor: The Government of Japan
Rating: A1 (Moody’s) / A+ (S&P)
Format: SEC-Registered
Listing: Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited
Lead Managers:
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited
Barclays Bank PLC
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Nomura International plc
Use of Proceeds:
The bonds are Sustainability Bonds. Net proceeds of the bonds will be allocated to finance newly committed or ongoing eligible projects of JICA’s Finance and Investment operations as defined under the “JICA Social/Sustainability Bond Framework” dated April 7, 2023.
JICA will not knowingly allocate the net proceeds of the bonds to activities related to coal-fired thermal power projects.
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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