As the international wing of the Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) that contributes to the sound development of the Japanese and international economy and society and to the improvement of the quality of national life, JBIC conducts operations in the following fields.

• Promoting overseas development and acquisition of strategically important natural resources to Japan
• Maintaining and improving the international competitiveness of Japanese industries
• Promoting the overseas business for preserving the global environment, such as preventing global warming
• Responding to disruptions in financial order in the international economy

JBIC is taking a multi-faceted approach to promoting the development of developing countries as well as Japan by effectively combining its financial instruments to meet increasingly diverse financing needs.

JBIC supports Japanese firms developing overseas business by conducting negotiations and policy dialogues with host country governments, and co-financing with multilateral and private financial institutions. JBIC is making comprehensive use of its various financial instruments to perform its functions in order to contribute to the sound development of the Japanese and international economies and society, and to the improvement of the quality of national life.

Mission

Main objectives: to promote Japanese exports and imports, facilitate Japanese overseas business activities and contribute to the stability of financial order in the international economy

Financial Products:

• Export loans 
• Import loans 
• Equity participations 
• Overseas investment loans 
• Research and studies 
• Untied loans 
• Guarantees 

JBIC Operations by Region

1. Asia and Oceania
2. Europe
3. The Middle East
4. Africa
5. The Americas
6. Equity Participations

Five Thematic Areas of JBIC:

I) Energy and Natural Resources:

• Securing Stable Access To Resources: Oil and Natural Gas
• Securing Stable Access To Resources: Nonferrous Metal
• Diversifying Supplier Sources
• Building Multi-Dimensional Relations With Resources Endowed Countries

II) Environment:

• Raising Expectations For Cooperation With Asian Countries
• Fighting Global Warming In Financial Activities – Generating Carbon Credits In Daily Lives
• Dissemination More Japanese Energy-Saving Technologies In The World -Supporting Exports Of Cutting-Edge Technologies In The World With Expertise And Financing
• Integrating Environmental Considerations In Project Implementation

III) International Business Development:

• Improving the Investment Climate
• Taking Advanced Technologies Of Japanese SME’s To The World

IV) Catalysing International Finance:

• Lessons From The Asian Currency Crisis
• Sound Development Of The International Financial System
• Recycling Oil Money Into Asia

V) Knowledge Assistance:

• Sharing Overseas Business Information With Japanese Companies
• Sharing Specialised Knowledge – Research And Studies
• Creating Shared Knowledge In Countries Where Japanese Companies Are Active
• Knowledge Sharing Toward Changing Our Lifestyle