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President Lee Unveils Capital Market Overhaul to Turn 'Korea Discount' Into 'Premium'

Regulators set four reform pillars at a Cheong Wa Dae session with investors.

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a commissioning ceremony at the Korean National Police Academy in Asan, a city in the central province of South Chungcheong, on March 17, 2026. (Yonhap)
President Lee Jae Myung (C) speaks during a meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on March 18, 2026, to review ways to reform and stabilize the country's capital markets. (Yonhap)
President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on March 18, 2026, to review ways to reform and stabilize the country's capital markets. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Lee urged treating recent market turmoil linked to the Middle East conflict as a springboard for reform and stabilization.
  • Officials outlined four priorities: restoring trust, strengthening shareholder rights, fostering innovation, and improving accessibility.
  • Planned actions include faster delistings of underperformers, tighter screening to curb duplicate listings, and revitalization of KONEX and KOSDAQ.
  • Regulators will develop new products to promote long-term investing and deliver tangible benefits for retail investors.
  • Lee identified governance flaws, unfair trading and manipulation, policy unpredictability, and geopolitical risks as the core drivers of the Korea discount.