Electronic Registration Issuance of Bonds and CDs in Q3 This Year Reaches 144 Trillion KRW, Up 28% Year-on-Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 17th that the scale of corporate and other funding through the electronic registration system for bonds and CDs in the third quarter reached approximately KRW 144.2 trillion, a 28.8% increase compared to the same period last year.

The registered issuance volume of bonds was about KRW 131.9 trillion, up 22.5% from the same period last year. The registered issuance volume of CDs surged 186% to KRW 12.3 trillion.

By type of bond, the registered issuance volume was recorded as KRW 3.4 trillion for National Housing Bonds, KRW 1 trillion for Local Government Bonds, KRW 66.8 trillion for Corporate Bonds including Financial Company Bonds and SPC Bonds, KRW 59.5 trillion for Special Bonds, and KRW 1.2 trillion for Local Public Corporation Bonds.

For Local Government Bonds, a total of KRW 1 trillion was registered and issued, which is a 28.6% decrease compared to the same period last year. By maturity, only long-term bonds exceeding 3 years were issued at about KRW 1 trillion. Bonds with maturities of 1 year or less are classified as short-term bonds, those over 1 year and up to 3 years as medium-term bonds, and those over 3 years as long-term bonds.

Financial Company Bonds totaled KRW 48.7 trillion, a 33.4% increase from the same period last year. By maturity, issuance was in the order of medium-term bonds at KRW 22.6 trillion (46.4%), short-term bonds at KRW 19.8 trillion (40.7%), and long-term bonds at KRW 6.3 trillion (12.9%).

General Corporate Bonds were issued at KRW 9.8 trillion, down 37.2% from the same period last year. By maturity, medium-term bonds accounted for KRW 6.7 trillion (68%), long-term bonds KRW 2.7 trillion (28%), and short-term bonds KRW 400 billion (3.6%).

Local Public Corporation Bonds increased 33.3% from the same period last year to KRW 1.2 trillion. By maturity, issuance was KRW 900 billion (75%) for medium-term bonds, KRW 200 billion (16.7%) for short-term bonds, and KRW 100 billion (8.3%) for long-term bonds.

Special Bonds increased 42% during the same period to KRW 59.5 trillion, with short-term bonds rising 43% to KRW 25.9 trillion. Medium-term bonds were KRW 24.4 trillion, up 41%, and long-term bonds KRW 9.2 trillion, up 15.4%.

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