

South Korea Opens FX Market Around the Clock to Support MSCI Upgrade
South Korea FX market reform is set to accelerate after authorities said the country will open its onshore foreign-exchange market to 24-hour trading from July, loosening long-standing restrictions as it seeks an upgrade to developed-market status from MSCI. Since the late-1990s Asian Financial Crisis, South Korea has maintained tight currency controls, with MSCI citing limited FX market access as a key obstacle to reclassification. Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il said of
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