The duration of each loan will be one, two, or three years, and it will be possible for the loans to be rolled over for up to four years. The total amount of funds provided by the Bank will be unlimited.
Financial institutions eligible for loans under this facility include foreign branches of domestic financial institutions and both their yen-denominated and foreign currency-denominated lending can be covered. This reflects the view that the growth potential of financial institutions and firms is closely linked to their overseas activities in this globalization era and that their enhanced competitiveness would indirectly boost the growth of the Japanese economy.