SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign ownership of South Korean stocks has fallen below the 30-percent level for the first time in nearly four years as market heavyweights preferred by offshore investors underperformed small-caps this year, the nation’s bourse operator said Wednesday. The value of local stocks held by foreign investors was estimated at [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – To facilitate foreign investment in its Saemangeum project, the Korean government plans to ease related regulations concerning employment and usage of the land. On April 7, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Saemangeum Development Agency announced that a revised bill containing these changes had been approved. The [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In bringing about opposite results for its program to attract more foreign investment, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) turned out to have given half of its incentives none other than to its employees, rather than granting it to the eligible outside candidates. According to National Assemblyman Lee Chae-ik [...]