Lee pushes capital market overhaul to turn ‘K- Discount’ into ‘K-Premium’

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday called for a sweeping overhaul of the country’s capital markets, vowing to tackle chronic governance flaws and market distortions to turn the long-standing “Korea discount” into a “Korea premium.” Lee underscored at the meeting at Cheong Wa Dae that “shifting to productive finance is a very important priority in national policy.” A broad cross-section of market participants attended the meeting, including Kosdaq- and Konex-listed firms, startups, institutiona

By The Korea Herald