Government Macroeconomic Meeting... "Limited Possibility of Taeyoung Risk Transmission"

Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Economy and Finance, held a macroeconomic and financial issues meeting on the 12th with 'F4 (Finance 4)' including Lee Chang-yong, Governor of the Bank of Korea, Kim Ju-hyun, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, and Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, to review domestic and international financial markets and macroeconomic trends.

The attendees received a report on the workout (corporate financial restructuring) initiation decision of Taeyoung Construction announced in the early morning and emphasized the need for careful management to ensure that workers, partner companies, and pre-sale buyers do not face difficulties during the subsequent procedures carried out by Taeyoung and the creditors.

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They also evaluated that since Taeyoung Construction's workout application, the domestic financial market has shown relatively stable conditions, with short-term interest rates such as commercial paper (CP) and certificates of deposit (CD) trending downward and stabilizing, and construction company-guaranteed project financing (PF) asset-backed commercial paper (PF-ABCP) generally being refinanced normally.

Furthermore, overseas investors interpret this incident as part of an orderly restructuring of the domestic real estate PF market and share the view that the possibility of risk transmission to other sectors is limited.

However, given the persistent overall caution toward real estate PF, they agreed to strengthen monitoring of major business sites and, if necessary, respond promptly in cooperation with relevant agencies.

The attendees closely examined major global economic and financial issues expected this year, such as changes in monetary policies of major countries including the United States, the economic situation in China, and potential shifts in foreign policies due to elections in major countries.

The attendees also agreed to continue discussions on developing the F4 meetings from a stage of sharing information and perceptions on the macroeconomic situation and coordinating macroeconomic policies to a platform that systematizes macroprudential policies more effectively.

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