South Korea finance ministry says it may ban foreign banks arranging global bond deals

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News Source : CNA

News Summary

  • South Korea is considering prohibiting investment banks without domestic securities licenses from arranging offshore bond sales.
  • Japan's MUFG and Australia's ANZ are among the unlicensed investment banks that have arranged the largest volume of overseas debt fundraising.
  • Neither MUFG nor ANZ currently holds a securities licence in South Korea, according to the official.
  • Major underwriters arranged a total of $53.1 billion in foreign currency bond issuance for South Korean companies in the first half of 2026, Yonhap News Agency reported.

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