Bond and CD Registered Issuance Volume in the First Half of This Year Reaches 235.2 Trillion KRW, Up 24.6% Year-on-Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 13th that the scale of fund raising through registered issuance of bonds and other securities in the first half of this year reached 235.2 trillion won, a 24.6% increase compared to the same period last year (188.7 trillion won).

The scale of registered bond issuance was 221.2 trillion won, up 29.5% from 170.8 trillion won in the same period last year, while the scale of registered CD issuance was 14 trillion won, down 21.8% from 17.9 trillion won in the same period last year but up 10.2% from 12.7 trillion won in the previous half-year.

The proportion of registered issuance by bond type was as follows: special bonds (41%), financial company bonds (23%), general corporate bonds (16%), SPC bonds (7%), CDs (6%), national housing bonds (4%), local government bonds (2%), and local public corporation bonds (1%).

In the case of local government bonds, 4.2 trillion won was registered for issuance, marking a 133.3% increase compared to the same period last year, while financial company bonds registered 53.5 trillion won, a 0.7% decrease compared to the same period last year.

General corporate bonds registered 37.6 trillion won, and SPC bonds registered 17.8 trillion won, increasing by 5.0% and 26.2% respectively compared to the same period last year.

For CDs, about 14 trillion won was registered for issuance, down 21.8% compared to the same period last year but up 10.2% compared to the previous half-year.