Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today announced the following terms and conditions for the issuance of “JICA SDGs Bonds” (the 71st JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds)) for retail investors, which will be on sale from January 16 through February 2. The Bonds are retail bonds and can be applied for from 10,000 yen. The “JICA SDGs Bonds” are bonds for individuals that will be used to fund JICA’s projects to support the resolution of social issues in developing countries toward the achievement of the SDGs. As an option for individuals to contribute to society, each individual’s action through investment in the Social Bonds (Note 1) will be a force to change the world. Outline of the 71st JBIC Bonds] ■Issue amount (planned): 5 billion yen ■Term: 5 years (redeemable on December 20, 2027) ■Issue date: February 3, 2023 ■Interest rate: 0.517% per annum ■Offering period: January 16, 2023 – February 2, 2023 ■Subscription unit: 10,000 yen ■Issue price: 100 yen per 100 yen par value ■Collateral: General collateral ■Securities companies: Mizuho Securities Co.
For inquiries regarding bonds, please contact the following securities companies.
Call Center, Mizuho Securities Co.
Contact (phone number) 0120-324-390
Business hours: Weekdays 8:00-19:00 / Saturdays 9:00-17:00
Customer Service Center, SBI Securities Co.
Inquiries (phone number) (landline) 0120-104-214 / (cell phone) 0570-550-104
Business hours: Weekdays 8:00-17:00 (except year-end and New Year holidays)
Daiwa Securities Contact Center
Contact (phone number) 0120-010-101
Business hours: 8:00-18:00 weekdays (except Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays)
Rakuten Securities, Inc. Customer Service Center
Contact (phone number) (landline) 0120-188-547 / (mobile) 03-6739-3355
Business hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays (except Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays)
Please contact the following for inquiries about matters other than bonds.
Finance Division I, Finance Department, JICA
(tel: 03-5226-9279)
(Note 1) “Social bond” is a bond whose purpose of financing is to contribute to solving social issues, and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published a definition of the term (social bonds are for projects that contribute to solving social issues and require disclosure of information on “use of funds,” “project evaluation and selection process,” “fund management,” and “reporting”) as The Social Bond Principles. The Social Bond Principles are published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) as “The Social Bond Principles”. The Social Bonds to be issued by the Organization are bonds that follow the characteristics of the above Social Bond Principles, and a second opinion has been obtained from a third-party organization (The Japan Research Institute, Ltd.). The funds to be raised by the Bonds will be used for the Organization’s paid-in financial cooperation services (except for loans to coal-fired thermal power generation projects).
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