改正ＪＩＣＡ法が成立　途上国支援に民間資金活用

　国際協力機構（ＪＩＣＡ）が途上国支援に民間資金を活用しやすくするための改正ＪＩＣＡ法が９日の参院本会議で、自民、立憲民主両党などの賛成多数で可決、成立した。政府開発援助（ＯＤＡ）予算は厳しい財政状況を受けて頭打ちとなっていることから、途上国のインフラ開発や社会課題解決に民間資金を呼び込む狙いがある。
　改正法では、ＪＩＣＡは途上国企業の債券を取得し、投資家を誘因。途上国企業が資金調達する際に保証を付与し、地場銀行による融資を促す。（2025/04/09-10:28）

Japan's parliament Wednesday enacted a bill to allow the government-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency to better utilize private funds for its aid provided to developing countries.
   The bill to revise the JICA law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, with support mainly from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. The bill cleared the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, last month.
   The revised law will allow JICA to acquire bonds of companies in developing countries to attract investors. JICA will provide its guarantee when such companies raise funds, in a bid to encourage local banks to extend loans to them.
   Through the revised law, Japan hopes to bring in private funds to develop infrastructure and address social problems in developing countries as its official development assistance budget faces fiscal constraints.