Korea Premium Weeks Opens... Lee Eogwon: "We Will Showcase the Potential of Korea’s Capital Market"

On the 28th, Lee Eogwon, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission, stated at the opening ceremony of Korea’s largest capital market investor relations (IR) event, "Korea Premium Weeks 2026," held at The Grand Lotte Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul, "We aim to discuss the past, present, and future of the Korean capital market together and directly showcase the market's future potential to investors."

On the 28th, a commemorative photo shoot for the opening ceremony of Korea's largest capital market investor relations (IR) event, "Korea Premium Weeks 2026," held at The Grand Lotte Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul, is taking place. Photo by Seungwook Park

This event, jointly organized by the Financial Services Commission and Korea Exchange, is being held for the first time this year. It is designed to promote the competitiveness of Korea’s capital market globally and establish new communication channels. A total of 42 institutions—including stock market-related organizations, the financial investment industry, media companies—and 55 listed companies are participating. The event runs from today through October 16 at The Grand Lotte Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea Exchange (KRX) Seoul headquarters, and Lotte Hotel Busan.

Chairman Lee emphasized the growth of the Korean stock market. He said, “The KOSPI, which had long been trapped within a boxed range, has recorded the highest growth rate among major countries since the launch of the current administration, and its market capitalization ranking has risen from 13th to 8th, raising Korea’s profile in global stock markets.” He added, “Through three rounds of amendments to the Commercial Act and the launch of a joint response team to eradicate stock price manipulation, the order and rules of the market are being firmly established.” He also stated, “Companies have begun to respond in a more shareholder-friendly manner, such as by increasing dividends and expanding the cancellation of treasury shares.”

He also hinted at future policy directions. Chairman Lee said, “The government plans to steadily implement improvements to capital market participation that have been pursued so far, while further strengthening stability and reinforcing the market’s fundamentals.” He continued, “Through this event, we will share our policy directions and gather a wide range of opinions from market participants to draw a blueprint for our policies together.”

Finally, Chairman Lee expressed, “Through this Korea Premium Weeks event, we hope to share the efforts and market changes achieved thus far by working together with market participants to eliminate the so-called ‘Korea Discount.’” He added, “In the future, Korea Premium Weeks will be held annually to develop it into Korea’s signature global IR brand that comes to mind first when thinking of the Korean capital market.”

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