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Foreign exchange
Korean exporters suffer FX derivate losses on weak won
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback
A South Korean small insurer will buy back dollar perpetual bonds as scheduled, reversing its earlier decision not to recall the notes, to ease conce...
Nov 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Foreign PE firms on hunt for Korea Inc. with strong dollar
Foreign private equity firms have taken advantage of the strong dollar to dominate corporate acquisition deals in South Korea, adding to expectations...
Nov 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
NPS emerges as savior of Korea’s ailing won currency
The South Korean state-run National Pension Service (NPS) has been spotted selling dollars for won, supporting the ailing local unit, as the world&rs...
Oct 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won rebounds on estimated $2 bn intervention
The South Korean won rebounded on Friday as the foreign exchange authorities were suspected of selling some $2 billion, showing its determination to ...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
S.Korea may have spent over $700 mn to support ailing won
South Korea was estimated to have dumped more than $700 million on Thursday to support the ailing won currency as it risked breaking through the psyc...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea to cut spending in 2023, first time in 13 years
South Korea plans to reduce spending in 2023 for the first time in 13 years by cutting pandemic-era stimulus payments in a move to curb the country&r...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK chief: S.Korea won't keep pace with Fed’s interest rate hikes
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. -- The Bank of Korea plans to raise interest rates until inflation falls to its target level but won't keep pace with the US Feder...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea benchmark bond yield near 2-1/2-year high
South Korea’s benchmark bond yield hit the highest level in about two and a half years as expectations of tighter monetary policies at home and...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korean won at 11-month low as foreigners dump $6.1 bn in stocks this week
The South Korean won tumbled to a near 11-month low as foreign investors dumped $6.1 billion in local stocks this week much more than their total sel...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Digital currency
Samsung Group joins Kakao in Bank of Korea’s digital currency project
Samsung Group will be working together with Kakao Corp. on the digital currency simulation project led by South Korea’s central bank. According...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Kia raises $700 mn in foreign green bonds
Kia Corp. has issued its first foreign currency ESG bonds worth $700 million to strengthen its investment in electric vehicles and other eco-friendly...
Apr 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
BOK tells institutions to cut exposure in high carbon sectors
The Bank of Korea has asked the country’s financial institutions to reduce exposure in economic sectors that generate high levels of carbon emi...
Mar 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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