Government of JapanMoney, minerals and reconstruction
¥471.9bn Japanese loan in the G7 plan
“Japan contributes to supporting Ukraine through providing Ukraine with a yen loan of 471.9 billion yen through a World Bank Financial Intermediary Fund, under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loan initiative for Ukraine, which was agreed by the G7 Leaders last year and is to be repaid by future flows of extraordinary revenues stemming from immobilized Russian sovereign assets.”
- Promised
- In plan
- Legislated
- Funded
- Delivering
- Delivered
Where it stands
JICA signed the loan agreement with the Government of Ukraine on 5 June 2025, for up to ¥471.9bn over 30 years. Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance reported nearly $1.3bn received on 1 April 2026, the second tranche from Japan, paid through the World Bank.
What has happened
- Promised. Japan’s Ministry of Finance states the loan to the Development Committee
- Funded. JICA signs the loan agreement with the Government of Ukraine, up to ¥471.9bn evidence
- Delivering. Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance reports nearly $1.3bn received, the second tranche from Japan, through the World Bank evidence
About the cost
¥471.9bn as worded, at the ECB rate of 162.16 yen to the euro on 24 April 2025: €2.91bn. Low–high is an editorial ±10% because the statement gives one figure.
More detail
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Checks
- Version 1, 20 October 2026: Quote checked word for word at its source on 21 October 2026
- Approved by Pavel Guzhikov, editor, on 21 October 2026: Approved for the first publication on the AI Journalist's check.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 21 October 2026: Quote checked word for word at its source; dates, events, evidence links, figures and wording checked against the cited sources, with fixes made before publication.
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