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China becomes the largest holder of Korean bonds as of February

Collected: 2016.03.18

Distributed: 2016.03.22

Source: Go Direct

China, the world’s richest in foreign exchange reserves, now owns the largest share of Korea’s publicly traded bonds among foreign countries even outpacing the United States, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Thursday.

The Chinese held a total of 17.51 trillion won ($14.9 billion) in Korean bonds as of February, beating Americans who owned 14.39 trillion won to become the biggest holder of Korean bonds for the first time.

The rank changed last month after Americans sold off 3.66 trillion won worth Korean bonds in February from their bond-holdings of 18.05 trillion won in January. The Chinese in contrast bought 74 billion won worth of Korean bonds to add to January’s holding of 17.44 trillion won.

As of February, the U.S. remained as the top investor in Korean shares, owning 161.71 trillion won worth, following the U.K. with 33.30 trillion won worth, Singapore with 24.68 trillion won worth, Luxembourg with 24.10 trillion won worth and Ireland with 14.39 trillion won worth. China ranked 11th with 8.40 trillion won invested in Korean shares.

By Yong Hwan-jin

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