20. Japan's Assistanceto Asia
(1) Japan's Bilateral Assistancein IMF-led Support
- Thailand : $ 4 billion (August1997, Untied Loan of the Export-Import Bank of Japan)
- Indonesia : $ 5 billion (November1997, The Second Line of Defense)
[Disbursement of $ 1 billion out of $ 5 billion ahead of scheduleannounced on April 8, 1998 to facilitate trade finance] - South Korea : $ 10 billion (December1997, The Second Line of Defense)
(2) Contributions through MDBs(Japan Special Funds) (announced on April 3, 1998)
The World Bank :approximately $ 11.5million (1.5 billion yen)
The Asian Development Bank :approximately$ 11.5 million (1.5 billion yen)
(3) Japan's Bilateral Assistanceother than (1)
- Loans of the Export-Import Bank of Japan :approximately $2.5 billion (= Total 300 billion yen) [including Two-Step Loanto Thailand: $ 600 million)
- Trade Insurance : approximately $ 13 billion (actual resultin 1996, continue provision of Short-Term Insurance)
$ 1 billion (Thailand)(Overseas United Loan Insurance)
$ 1 billion (Indonesia)(ditto) - Yen Loans to support structural adjustment : approximately$ 580 million (= 70 billion yen) (Indonesia)
- Urgent Grant to supply medical items and powdered milk : $33 million(= 4 billion yen) (Indonesia)
(4) Assistance to Asia in Japan'sComprehensive Economic Measures (Announced on April 24, 1998)
: approximately 700 billion yen(=approximately $ 5.4 billion)
- Including approximately 650 billion yen
the Export-Import Bank of Japan'ssupport.(Including $ 1 billion Two-Step Loan of the Export-ImportBank of Japan to Indonesia.)
= Approximately $ 42 billion