S. Korea's bond issuance rises 15 pct in Feb.

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bond issuance climbed nearly 15 percent
in February from a month earlier due mainly to an increase in the central bank's
debt selling, the bourse operator said Monday.
State enterprises, private companies and other agencies sold 50.1 trillion won
(US$32.32 billion) worth of bonds last month, up 15.2 percent from January, the
Korea Exchange (KRX) said in a statement.
The sharp rise came as the Bank of Korea floated more monetary stabilization
bonds to absorb short-term funds from the market, the KRX said.
The central bank and other state enterprises issued 33.17 trillion won worth of
bonds last month, while the central and regional governments sold 6.86 trillion
won of debt and private companies floated 10.07 trillion won, according the KRX.

The value of the nation's outstanding bonds stood at 909.93 trillion won as of
the end of February, up 29.26 trillion won from a month ago, it said.
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