Public Fund Recovery Rate Reaches 72.4%... 526.6 Billion Won Recovered in Q2 This Year

Financial Services Commission Releases Public Fund Management Status for Q2 2025

It has been revealed that, as of the second quarter of this year, 72.4% of the public funds injected to resolve financial institution insolvencies following the 1997 foreign exchange crisis have been recovered.

According to the "Status of Public Fund Management for the Second Quarter of 2025" released by the Financial Services Commission on July 30, out of a total of 168.7 trillion won in public funds injected from November 1997 to the first quarter of this year, 122.1 trillion won (72.4%) has been recovered.

In particular, the amount of public funds recovered during the second quarter of this year was 526.6 billion won. This amount consists of dividends from shares acquired by the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (Deposit Insurance Fund Bond Redemption Fund) and others during the restructuring of financial institutions.

Specifically, dividends from the 83.85% stake in Seoul Guarantee Insurance held by the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation amounted to 167.7 billion won. In addition, a total of 358.9 billion won in dividends was received from government stakes in policy banks, including 170.8 billion won from Industrial Bank of Korea, 145.8 billion won from Korea Development Bank, and 42.3 billion won from Export-Import Bank of Korea.

The Financial Services Commission stated, "The government, the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation, and other related agencies will continue to make efforts to ensure the smooth repayment of public funds through efficient management and smooth sale of assets such as financial institution shares."