Most companies usually form credit lines denominated in yen or dollars, and rarely establish such financing in emerging market currencies.
Lead-managing the credit line was Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (TSE:8306), Citibank Japan Ltd. and BNP Paribas SA. Also included among the seven participating banks were Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The one-year commitment line will be Mitsubishi's third largest, trailing one in the Japanese currency for 410 billion yen and another based on the greenback and euro for US$1 billion.
Mitsubishi is expanding auto and steel sales in both Indonesia and Thailand. Currently, it uses loans from local financial institutions for payments in those emerging markets. By establishing the credit line, the company believes it will have flexible access to funds while reducing its exposure to exchange rate fluctuations.
(Nikkei)

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