Prominent in the discussions leading up to the general elections this April are political promises targeting the nation s 14 million retail investors, seeking to attract their support.
While Korea s main bourse KOSPI has been performing sluggishly since the beginning of this year, Japan s Nikkei 225 index has been demonstrating a strong upward trend, setting new records day-by-day.
Preliminary evaluations by the Korea Exchange (KRX), the country s bourse operator, on companies that filed for Kosdaq listing, are surpassing the usual timeline by several months. This delay is attributed to the heightened demand for Kosdaq initial public offerings (IPOs).