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Finance
Korea Premium Week 2026 to bring global investors together
South Korea\'s financial authorities and the Korea Exchange will hold Korea Premium Week 2026 from Sept. 28 to Oct. 16, a three-week combined investor relations and conference event. Forty-two institutions and 55 listed companies will take part. The programme includes discussions on capital and foreign exchange market reforms, corporate governance and market infrastructure, as well as meetings between global institutional investors and major Korean companies. Events for individual investors and seminars on growth markets are also planned.
Telecommunications & Media
Woori Bank becomes first domestic bank to secure government bond trade via global payment network
Woori Bank said on Wednesday it completed a transaction to directly trade and settle Korean government bonds with an overseas financial institution using an international central securities depository (ICSD). It said it was the first case by a domestic bank to conclude an actual trade with a foreign investor since offshore settlement via ICSD was allowed for local financial institutions in January. The deal also linked foreign exchange transactions and derivatives.
Finance
Hana Bank checks operations on first day of 24-hour forex market launch
Hana Bank said it has fully activated its foreign-exchange trading response system in line with the launch of 24-hour trading in South Korea’s won-dollar market. The domestic won-dollar market shifted to a round-the-clock system from Monday, allowing participants to trade at Seoul’s real-time exchange rates without time limits. Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Bank of Korea Deputy Governor Assistant Kwon Min-soo visited the bank’s dealing room and reviewed extended-hours conditions.
