President & CEO (Representative Director), Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Bank
Search every verified Masahiko Kato interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote β each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Masahiko Kato, President and CEO of Mizuho Bank, spoke at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conferences in 2023 and 2024 about the bank's role in Saudi Arabia's economic transformation and sustainable finance. At FII8 in October 2024, Kato stated that Mizuho had arranged various capital market transactions for Saudi government-related entities and had supported approximately $350 billion to Saudi Arabia since 2015. He announced that Mizuho would establish a regional headquarters in the King Abdullah Financial District (KFD) in Riyadh, which he described as the first Asian bank to do so in Saudi Arabia. Kato also noted that Mizuho had set a target of providing $30.5 billion in hydrogen-related finance by 2030 and had participated in the NEOM green ammonia project as a tier one lender. At FII7 in October 2023, Kato discussed Mizuho's role in promoting sustainable business, stating that the bank ranked number one globally in the sustainable finance syndicated loan league tables for the previous fiscal year. He highlighted Japanese technologies in clean energy, hydrogen transportation, and clean iron, and said Mizuho aimed to serve as a bridge between Japan and Saudi Arabia by introducing clients and technologies to both countries. Kato emphasized that Mizuho had been operating in Saudi Arabia for over 60 years and had a strong presence in sustainable finance.
“Mizuho has over 4,000 relationships with Japanese startups, the largest among Japanese financial institutions. We have introduced promising companies to Saudi Arabia last year and we would like to continue to support those activities.”
“We will establish a regional headquarters in KFD area, the first Asian bank to establish in Saudi Arabia. We will support the transformation of Saudi companies by working more closely from KFD.”
“As a Japanese financial institution, Mizuho hopes to serve as a bridge between the two countries. Mizuho has been doing business in Saudi Arabia for more than 60 years. We also have a strong presence as a front-runner in the field of sustainable finance. For example, we participated in the NEOM green ammonia project in...”
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