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Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Guarantee Facility

Instrument description

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) offers risk mitigation instruments through its guarantee facility. Guarantees are provided to overseas Japanese companies, bonds issued by governments of developing countries and private sector financial institutions that participate in co-financing infrastructure projects. Through a wide range of guarantees, JBIC intends to address various political and counterparty risks that often hinder the provision of long-term private sector finance for infrastructure projects.

JBIC´s guarantees are provided for:

  • Corporate bonds issued by Japanese companies/affiliates in overseas local capital markets.
  • Currency conversion and transfer risks, as well as country risks: By offering guarantees to Japanese private financial institutions, JBIC aims at facilitating business activities of Japanese companies abroad as well as the provision of medium- to long-term financing for developing countries.
  • Currency swaps: Guarantees for swap transactions to support local currency financing of, among others, infrastructure projects implemented and/or financed by Japanese companies.
  • Joint exports of machinery and equipment: Counter guarantees to Japanese companies that export equipment together with companies headquartered in other jurisdictions. The latter is required to obtain a similar guarantee from their national export credit agency. Such guarantees are covered under the multilateral mutual guarantee scheme.

Eligible projects and transactions

Guarantees cover a range of infrastructure projects.

Eligible regions

Target regions are North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. To date, Asia has been the largest recipient, with 38 per cent of total guarantees followed by North America (27 per cent), Europe (23 per cent), the Middle East (6 per cent), Latin America and the Caribbean (4 per cent). Guarantees are awarded on a case-by-case basis.

Eligible Countries

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    Afghanistan
  • Flag of Albania
    Albania
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    Algeria
  • Flag of American Samoa
    American Samoa
  • Flag of Andorra
    Andorra
  • Flag of Angola
    Angola
  • Flag of Anguilla
    Anguilla
  • Flag of Antigua & Barbuda
    Antigua & Barbuda
  • Flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • Flag of Armenia
    Armenia
  • Flag of Aruba
    Aruba
  • Flag of Australia
    Australia
  • Flag of Austria
    Austria
  • Flag of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan
  • Flag of Bahamas, The
    Bahamas, The
  • Flag of Bahrain
    Bahrain
  • Flag of Bangladesh
    Bangladesh
  • Flag of Barbados
    Barbados
  • Flag of Belarus
    Belarus
  • Flag of Belgium
    Belgium
  • Flag of Belize
    Belize
  • Flag of Benin
    Benin
  • Flag of Bermuda
    Bermuda
  • Flag of Bhutan
    Bhutan
  • Flag of Bolivia
    Bolivia
  • Flag of Bosnia & Herzegovina
    Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Flag of Botswana
    Botswana
  • Flag of Brazil
    Brazil
  • Flag of British Virgin Is.
    British Virgin Is.
  • Flag of Brunei
    Brunei
  • Flag of Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
  • Flag of Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso
  • Flag of Burundi
    Burundi
  • Flag of Cambodia
    Cambodia
  • Flag of Cameroon
    Cameroon
  • Flag of Canada
    Canada
  • Flag of Cape Verde
    Cape Verde
  • Flag of Cayman Islands
    Cayman Islands
  • Flag of Central African Rep.
    Central African Rep.
  • Flag of Chad
    Chad
  • Flag of Chile
    Chile
  • Flag of China
    China
  • Flag of Colombia
    Colombia
  • Flag of Comoros
    Comoros
  • Flag of Congo, Dem. Rep.
    Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Flag of Congo, Repub. of the
    Congo, Repub. of the
  • Flag of Cook Islands
    Cook Islands
  • Flag of Costa Rica
    Costa Rica
  • Flag of Cote d
    Cote d'Ivoire
  • Flag of Croatia
    Croatia
  • Flag of Cuba
    Cuba
  • Flag of Cyprus
    Cyprus
  • Flag of Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
  • Flag of Denmark
    Denmark
  • Flag of Djibouti
    Djibouti
  • Flag of Dominica
    Dominica
  • Flag of Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic
  • Flag of Ecuador
    Ecuador
  • Flag of Egypt
    Egypt
  • Flag of El Salvador
    El Salvador
  • Flag of Equatorial Guinea
    Equatorial Guinea
  • Flag of Eritrea
    Eritrea
  • Flag of Estonia
    Estonia
  • Flag of Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
  • Flag of Faroe Islands
    Faroe Islands
  • Flag of Fiji
    Fiji
  • Flag of Finland
    Finland
  • Flag of France
    France
  • Flag of French Guiana
    French Guiana
  • Flag of French Polynesia
    French Polynesia
  • Flag of Gabon
    Gabon
  • Flag of Gambia, The
    Gambia, The
  • Flag of Gaza Strip
    Gaza Strip
  • Flag of Georgia
    Georgia
  • Flag of Germany
    Germany
  • Flag of Ghana
    Ghana
  • Flag of Gibraltar
    Gibraltar
  • Flag of Greece
    Greece
  • Flag of Greenland
    Greenland
  • Flag of Grenada
    Grenada
  • Flag of Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe
  • Flag of Guam
    Guam
  • Flag of Guatemala
    Guatemala
  • Flag of Guernsey
    Guernsey
  • Flag of Guinea
    Guinea
  • Flag of Guinea-Bissau
    Guinea-Bissau
  • Flag of Guyana
    Guyana
  • Flag of Haiti
    Haiti
  • Flag of Honduras
    Honduras
  • Flag of Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
  • Flag of Hungary
    Hungary
  • Flag of Iceland
    Iceland
  • Flag of India
    India
  • Flag of Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • Flag of Iran
    Iran
  • Flag of Iraq
    Iraq
  • Flag of Ireland
    Ireland
  • Flag of Isle of Man
    Isle of Man
  • Flag of Israel
    Israel
  • Flag of Italy
    Italy
  • Flag of Jamaica
    Jamaica
  • Flag of Japan
    Japan
  • Flag of Jersey
    Jersey
  • Flag of Jordan
    Jordan
  • Flag of Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan
  • Flag of Kenya
    Kenya
  • Flag of Kiribati
    Kiribati
  • Flag of Korea, North
    Korea, North
  • Flag of Korea, South
    Korea, South
  • Flag of Kosovo
    Kosovo
  • Flag of Kuwait
    Kuwait
  • Flag of Kyrgyzstan
    Kyrgyzstan
  • Flag of Laos
    Laos
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    Latvia
  • Flag of Lebanon
    Lebanon
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    Lesotho
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    Liberia
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    Libya
  • Flag of Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
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    Lithuania
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    Luxembourg
  • Flag of Macau
    Macau
  • Flag of Macedonia
    Macedonia
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    Madagascar
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    Malawi
  • Flag of Malaysia
    Malaysia
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    Maldives
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    Mali
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    Malta
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    Marshall Islands
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    Martinique
  • Flag of Mauritania
    Mauritania
  • Flag of Mauritius
    Mauritius
  • Flag of Mayotte
    Mayotte
  • Flag of Mexico
    Mexico
  • Flag of Micronesia, Fed. St.
    Micronesia, Fed. St.
  • Flag of Moldova
    Moldova
  • Flag of Monaco
    Monaco
  • Flag of Mongolia
    Mongolia
  • Flag of Montenegro
    Montenegro
  • Flag of Montserrat
    Montserrat
  • Flag of Morocco
    Morocco
  • Flag of Mozambique
    Mozambique
  • Flag of Myanmar
    Myanmar
  • Flag of N. Mariana Islands
    N. Mariana Islands
  • Flag of Namibia
    Namibia
  • Flag of Nauru
    Nauru
  • Flag of Nepal
    Nepal
  • Flag of Netherlands
    Netherlands
  • Flag of Netherlands Antilles
    Netherlands Antilles
  • Flag of New Caledonia
    New Caledonia
  • Flag of New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • Flag of Nicaragua
    Nicaragua
  • Flag of Niger
    Niger
  • Flag of Nigeria
    Nigeria
  • Flag of Norway
    Norway
  • Flag of Oman
    Oman
  • Flag of Pakistan
    Pakistan
  • Flag of Palau
    Palau
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    Panama
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
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    Paraguay
  • Flag of Peru
    Peru
  • Flag of Philippines
    Philippines
  • Flag of Poland
    Poland
  • Flag of Portugal
    Portugal
  • Flag of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
  • Flag of Qatar
    Qatar
  • Flag of Reunion
    Reunion
  • Flag of Romania
    Romania
  • Flag of Russia
    Russia
  • Flag of Rwanda
    Rwanda
  • Flag of Saint Helena
    Saint Helena
  • Flag of Saint Kitts & Nevis
    Saint Kitts & Nevis
  • Flag of Saint Lucia
    Saint Lucia
  • Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Flag of Samoa
    Samoa
  • Flag of San Marino
    San Marino
  • Flag of Sao Tome & Principe
    Sao Tome & Principe
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
  • Flag of Senegal
    Senegal
  • Flag of Serbia
    Serbia
  • Flag of Seychelles
    Seychelles
  • Flag of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
  • Flag of Singapore
    Singapore
  • Flag of Slovakia
    Slovakia
  • Flag of Slovenia
    Slovenia
  • Flag of Solomon Islands
    Solomon Islands
  • Flag of Somalia
    Somalia
  • Flag of South Africa
    South Africa
  • Flag of South Sudan
    South Sudan
  • Flag of Spain
    Spain
  • Flag of Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
  • Flag of St Pierre & Miquelon
    St Pierre & Miquelon
  • Flag of Sudan
    Sudan
  • Flag of Suriname
    Suriname
  • Flag of Swaziland
    Swaziland
  • Flag of Sweden
    Sweden
  • Flag of Switzerland
    Switzerland
  • Flag of Syria
    Syria
  • Flag of Taiwan
    Taiwan
  • Flag of Tajikistan
    Tajikistan
  • Flag of Tanzania
    Tanzania
  • Flag of Thailand
    Thailand
  • Flag of Timor Leste
    Timor Leste
  • Flag of Togo
    Togo
  • Flag of Tonga
    Tonga
  • Flag of Trinidad & Tobago
    Trinidad & Tobago
  • Flag of Tunisia
    Tunisia
  • Flag of Turkey
    Turkey
  • Flag of Turkmenistan
    Turkmenistan
  • Flag of Turks & Caicos Is
    Turks & Caicos Is
  • Flag of Tuvalu
    Tuvalu
  • Flag of Uganda
    Uganda
  • Flag of Ukraine
    Ukraine
  • Flag of United Arab Emirates
    United Arab Emirates
  • Flag of United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
  • Flag of United States
    United States
  • Flag of Uruguay
    Uruguay
  • Flag of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan
  • Flag of Vanuatu
    Vanuatu
  • Flag of Venezuela
    Venezuela
  • Flag of Vietnam
    Vietnam
  • Flag of Virgin Islands
    Virgin Islands
  • Flag of Wallis and Futuna
    Wallis and Futuna
  • Flag of West Bank
    West Bank
  • Flag of Western Sahara
    Western Sahara
  • Flag of Yemen
    Yemen
  • Flag of Zambia
    Zambia
  • Flag of Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe