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Market Infrastructure

Korea Orders Review of Stress Test Frameworks Amid Mideast Crisis

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 12/03/2026

FSC orders review of scenario-based stress tests to identify 'weak links' in the financial system amid heightened market volatility and structural shifts.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Urges Banks to Accelerate Shift to 'Productive Finance'

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 11/03/2026

The FSC has urged financial firms to support the real economy's structural change, warning that market performance will be the ultimate judge of success.

ESG / Sustainability

Korea Launching Near-Term Climate Stress Test for FIs

By Nithya Subramanian | 10/03/2026

The joint exercise by the FSS, BOK and KMA will focus on climate-related financial shocks that could materialise within five years.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea Readies KRW 100tn Backstop as Mideast Crisis Hits Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 05/03/2026

Regulators activate 24-hour monitoring and prepare liquidity for firms amid market volatility, vowing to curb unfair trading practices.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea Bad Loan Write-offs Hit Record as Delinquency Rates Climb

By Manesh Samtani | 04/03/2026

Lenders wrote off over KRW 8.4 trillion in non-performing loans in 2025, yet the overall delinquency rate rose to its highest level in a decade.

APAC Regulators Activate Crisis Measures as Mideast Conflict Roils Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 03/03/2026

South Korea has readied a massive stabilisation fund while central banks in Japan and Singapore monitor inflation and market impacts.

Market Infrastructure

Korea to Enable Same-day FX Settlement for Foreign investors

By Mark Johnston | 03/03/2026

South Korea will enable same-day currency exchange and securities settlement for foreign investors to support global index inclusion.

Securities / Derivatives

Korea to Unveil Won Internationalisation Roadmap Within H1 2026

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/03/2026

The plan aims to bolster the currency's global standing and is linked to broader reforms for MSCI and WGBI index inclusions.

Fintech / Regtech

BOK Adds Retailer Daiso to CBDC Pilot After Weak First Phase

By Manesh Samtani | 27/02/2026

The popular discount chain is expected to boost transaction data in a revived test of the central bank's digital currency programme.