February 19, 1999
Bank of Japan

On February 22, 1999, the Bank of Japan will make its third loan disbursement under the "Temporary Lending Facility to Support Firms' Financing Activities". The loan amount is 47.9 billion yen, while the amount collected for the former disbursements is 117.5 billion yen. Consequently, loan amounts outstanding following the third disbursement are as follows:

Amount outstanding following the third disbursement
Number of financial institutions:		70
Total amount outstanding:		966.0 billion yen
	of which City banks, long-term credit banks, and trust banks: Regional banks and regional banksII: Others :	645.7 billion yen 133.7 billion yen 186.6 billion yen

Notes

1. Number of financial institutions which applied for this facility: 137

2. Definite loan limit: 4,082.7 billion yen for 102 institutions

3. Total amount outstanding following the second disbursement: 1035.6 billion yen for 70 institutions

4. Fourth disbursement: March 23, 1999

5. Due date: April 15, 1999