KSD Reports 241 Trillion KRW in Electronic Bond and CD Issuance in H1, Down 2.2% YoY
[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The scale of electronic registration issuance of bonds and CDs in the first half of this year was approximately 241.5 trillion KRW, showing a 2.2% decrease compared to the same period last year (247.1 trillion KRW).
According to the Korea Securities Depository on the 14th, bonds issued through the depository amounted to about 226.4 trillion KRW, down 1.5% from 230 trillion KRW in the same period last year. The issuance scale of CDs was about 15.1 trillion KRW, a decrease of 11.7% compared to 17.1 trillion KRW in the same period last year.
By type, special bonds accounted for 39.4% with issuance of 95.2 trillion KRW, and financial company bonds accounted for 29.6% with 71.4 trillion KRW. This was followed by general company bonds (12.3%), securitized SPC bonds (7.4%), CDs (6.3%), national housing bonds (3.2%), and local government bonds (1%).
In the case of special bonds, issuance increased compared to the same period last year (75.5 trillion KRW). By maturity, medium-term bonds accounted for 41.2% with 39.2204 trillion KRW, short-term bonds 39.3% with 37.4 trillion KRW, and long-term bonds 19.5% with 18.6163 trillion KRW.
Financial company bonds decreased by 3.2% compared to the same period last year (73.8 trillion KRW). By maturity, medium-term bonds accounted for 52.6% with 37.5837 trillion KRW, followed by long-term bonds (17.072 trillion KRW) and short-term bonds (16.7591 trillion KRW), accounting for 23.9% and 23.5%, respectively.
General company bonds registered issuance of about 29.7 trillion KRW, down 31.7% compared to the same period last year (42.5 trillion KRW). By maturity, medium-term bonds accounted for 70.5% with 20.8712 trillion KRW, while long-term bonds (27.9%) and short-term bonds (1.5%) were issued at 9.279 trillion KRW and 458.9 billion KRW, respectively.
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Local government bonds registered issuance of a total of 2.4 trillion KRW, down 25% compared to the same period last year (3.2 trillion KRW). By maturity, long-term bonds exceeding 3 years accounted for the largest portion at 2.2895 trillion KRW (92%).
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