Representatives SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Ministrr of Finance at a meeting in Ha Noi on January 15. – Photo nhandan.com.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) – The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has proposed that it will support the Vietnamese Government in issuing bonds in the yen in the Japanese market.

The information was released by President and CEO of SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., Tetsuya Kubo, during his meeting with Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung in Ha Noi on January 15.

Kubo said the JBIC has introduced the ministry to a number of Japanese consulting agencies, including SMBC Nikko Securities, to evaluate financial feasibility for the issuance and various criteria, such as term, issuance costs and yen and U.S. dollar conversion costs.

At the meeting, Dung also briefed Kubo on the Vietnamese economy, noting that the government had successfully sold US$1 billion sovereign bonds after Fitch Ratings upgraded Viet Nam's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) to ‘BB-' from ‘B+' and revised the outlook to ‘stable' from ‘positive' in November last year.

Dung pointed out that Viet Nam will continue to seek international financial resources for economic development in the short, medium and long terms. He also expressed his hope to receive support from Japan in expanding the government bond market to the international market.

He also expressed his appreciation for SMBC Nikko Securities in helping the ministry study the Vietnamese government's chances of mobilizing capital in the Japanese market. He also called for Japanese investors to invest in the Vietnamese government's bonds in Dong.

Earlier, the Ministry of Finance had announced a plan to issue an additional US$1 billion worth of ten-year government bonds for the international market to restructure public debt.

SMBC Nikko is a full-time securities company in Japan covering all client segments through a broad range of financial products and services offered in the international network. – VNS