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Korean bonds benefit as country becomes safer

Date: 29 Jul 2010

Analysts are becoming increasingly bullish on South Korean bonds as the government takes steps to make its export-driven economy more resilient to external financial shocks.

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Aaron Pan

South Korean bonds are being tipped to continue benefiting from government measures to protect the economy from external financial shocks.

South Korea’s dependence on exports to drive economic growth meant that it was one of the biggest losers during the Asian financial crisis back of 1997 to 1998, while the country was also pummelled by the recent global financial crisis as international customer demand plummeted.

However, analysts and investors have been impressed since by the government’s drive since the latest crisis to make Korea more resilient and the country’s bond market are benefiting as a result....

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