The Ministry of Finance and Economy held the inaugural meeting of the World Government Bond Index (WGBI) Monitoring and Investment Promotion Task Force on April 1, 2026, at the Government Complex Seoul, chaired by Deputy Minister for Treasury Hwang Soon Kwan. The meeting was convened to coincide with the commencement of Korea’s inclusion in the WGBI, with participation from the Financial Services Commission, the Bank of Korea, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Securities Depository. During the meeting, participants discussed trends in foreign investment flows before and after the WGBI inclusion and established related monitoring plans.

Deputy Minister Hwang emphasized that the Task Force should play a key role in ensuring both stability and further advancement of Korea’s government bond market. He underscored the importance of closely monitoring capital inflow trends and facilitating smooth inflows across relevant institutions. He also called for proactive efforts beyond monitoring, urging each institution to identify and address difficulties faced by foreign investors in advance and to actively explore additional measures to promote further capital inflows.

The government plans to regularly monitor foreign capital inflows through the Task Force, while actively formulating measures to promote such inflows. In addition, it will extensively conduct investor relations (IR) targeting overseas investors, with the aim of maximizing the benefits of Korea’s inclusion in the WGBI.

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