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| 921 |
FSC Proposes Rule Changes under Revised FSCMA on Valuation Method in M&A Transactions
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (FSCMA) and the Regulation on Issuance and Disclosure of Securities to introduce fair-value pricing for M&A transactions and strengthen related procedures under the revised FSCMA, which will take effect on December 9, 2026. The proposal will be open for public comments from September 16 to October 6, 2026.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.09.17
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| 920 |
Household Loans, August 2026
In August 2026, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW2.6 trillion (preliminary), growing at a slower pace compared with the previous month (up KRW6.4 trillion).
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.09.11
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| 919 |
Economically Active Population Survey in August 2026
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.739 million persons in August, which grew 180 thousand persons or 0.6 year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.6 in August, remaining the same year-on-year.
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Ministry of Data and Statistics
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2026.09.11
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| 918 |
Consumer Price Index in August 2026
□ The Consumer Price Index was 120.05 (2020=100) in August 2026. The index increased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 3.1 percent from the same month of the previous year.
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Ministry of Data and Statistics
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2026.09.03
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| 917 |
Capital Markets Rules Change on Merger Value Expected to Boost Fairness and Prevent Price Distortion
The Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”) announced that the National Assembly passed a proposed amendment to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the “FSCMA”) at the plenary session held on August 20, which alters the method for calculating merger value of listed companies.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.08.27
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| 916 |
FSC Announces 7th Financial Hub Policy Plan
The FSC held the 53rd financial hub development committee meeting on August 19 and announced the 7th financial hub policy plan for 2026-2028.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.08.20
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| 915 |
Government Plans to Boost Housing Supply and Strengthen Provision of Housing Finance Support for You
The government introduced plans to boost the supply of housing and strengthen the provision of housing finance support for non-speculative homebuyers and renters (especially young adults) at an inter-ministerial joint briefing held on August 13. At the joint briefing, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced plans to swiftly boost housing supply to bring stability to the housing market and the Financial Services Commission introduced comprehensive financial sector measures to help stabilize the real estate market.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.08.13
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| 914 |
Economically Active Population Survey in July 2026
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.912 million persons in July, which grew 158 thousand persons or 0.5 year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.0 in July, remaining the same year-on-year.
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Ministry of Data and Statistics
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2026.08.13
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| 913 |
Anti-Vishing Information Sharing via ASAP Available for Financial, Telecom and Investigation Data
The Financial Services Commission announced that the recently revised rules under the Special Act on the Prevention of Loss Caused by Telecommunications-based Financial Fraud and Refund for Loss (“the Act” hereinafter) and its Enforcement Decree will take effect from August 4, 2026. With the revised rules in place, financial companies, telecom service providers, and investigation authorities will be able to more easily and quickly share voice phishing (vishing)-related information to more effectively cut off criminal activities.
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Financial Services Commission
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2026.08.07
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| 912 |
Consumer Price Index in July 2026
□ The Consumer Price Index was 119.77 (2020=100) in July 2026. The index decreased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.8 percent from the same month of the previous year.
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Statistics Korea
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2026.08.07
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