SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 12, 2023 | SaltWireTOKYO - A U.S. factory construction boom driven by tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act is helping Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to shore up its dominance in project finance, a senior executive at the top Japanese lender said.
The bank's experience through tough times and retained capabilities have put it in a strong position to benefit from a recent surge in project finance deals, Fumitaka Nakahama, the chief of MUFG's global corporate and investment banking, told Reuters. Project finance is a long-term financing of large infrastructure and industrial projects where repayment is mainly based on cash flows generated from the project. The total value of project finance loan deals in North America jumped more than 70% last year, according to LSEG.
Japan's financial regulator has also taken notice of $120 billion project finance loans outstanding overseas at big banks."Long-term exposure means risks need to be managed properly," the Financial Services Agency said in this year's policy outlook.