In a statement, the Treasury Department said that the new instruments, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), will pay coupons of 1.43%, 1.72%, 1.88%, 2.27% and 2.93%, respectively.
“The total amount placed was 152.2 billion yen (equivalent to 1.05 billion dollars). The transaction had the participation of 46 investors, of which 63% were regional banks, cooperative insurers and Japanese funds. The remaining 37% came from other regions.”