SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean issuers' bond sales rose in October from the previous month as financial firms increased debt financing, industry data showed Tuesday.
In total, central and regional governments, the central bank, and private and public companies issued 91 trillion won (US$67.7 billion) worth of bonds last month, up 4.5 trillion won from September, the Korea Financial Investment Association said.
The issuance of corporate bonds fell by 3.4 trillion won to 7.4 trillion won on-month.
As of the end of October, outstanding South Korean bonds amounted to 3,219.1 trillion won, the latest findings showed.
An illustration depicting South Korea's state bonds (Yonhap)
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Source: Yonhap News · Deok-Hyun Kim
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