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The ECB is expected to cut rates on Thursday as eurozone growth weakens and inflation cools. Geopolitical risks and U.S. policy shifts may prompt deeper cuts ahead.
Korea is set to attract up to $67 billion (90 trillion won) in offshore capital, thanks to its inclusion in the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), government officials and market watchers said.
FTSE Russell announced last Wednesday (local time) that Korea will be included in the index in November next year, following a one-year grace period and an additional one-year phase-in period.
The market capitalization-weighted bond index is a global benchmark for the sovereign debt market, managed by London-based FTSE Russell. It includes government bond markets from multiple economies.
Further boosting optimism is an anticipated rise in foreign investments, leading to more stable yields on Korea Treasury Bonds (KTBs) and healthy supply-demand dynamics in the foreign exchange (FX) market. This environment will likely reduce attempts at scalping, an investment strategy where investors buy and sell positions in quick succession to capture small price differences.
Also expanded will be the country’s investor base to include global pension funds, private asset managers, publicly managed funds and international financial entities.
KTB issuances are expected to rise, stabilizing bond yields. An increase in long-term foreign investments is likely to reduce the term premium, which is the additional yield that investors require for holding longer-term positions compared to shorter-duration bonds. A lower term premium indicates greater investor confidence in the Korean market.
However, the sensitivity of the local bond market to external conditions will increase slightly due to the greater influx of WGBI-tracking funds. These “passive” funds tend to have longer durations and offer more stability compared to shorter-duration fixed income sources.
“We are very happy to say the least,” said Kwak Sang-hyun, director of the Government Bond Policy Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
“Months of anticipation, anxiety and worry were well worth it in hindsight. We are glad that foreign investors expressed faith and acknowledged our efforts to advance the financial market and revise tax systems to better accommodate the needs of fixed income investors.”
This timeframe is intended to give global investors time to prepare, as Korea's weight in the index will represent a significant 2.22 percent of the total. In comparison, Canada currently accounts for 1.72 percent, while Spain's figure stands at 4.06 percent and the U.K. at 4.86 percent.
Korea was placed on the FTSE WGBI watchlist in September 2022 and has since implemented measures to extend FX operating hours and eliminate taxes for offshore investors. These efforts resulted in an upgrade of Korea's market accessibility rating from level 1 to level 2.
“The Korean bond market will see offshore investments of between $2.5 trillion and $3 trillion every quarter starting November next year. The total could be as high as $67 billion,” Kwak said.
Global investors have expressed strong confidence in the progress of Korea's capital markets, which has been confirmed by the WGBI inclusion, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok.
“It will significantly fortify the government's fiscal planning capabilities and stabilize the FX market in the years to come,” he said during a press conference at the Seoul Government Complex in Gwanghwamun.
“We will continue to maintain close communication with stakeholders to create a healthy feedback loop whereby investor risks are reduced and their convenience is enhanced.”
Riad Chowdhury, head of APAC at MarketAxess, a U.S. fixed income trading platform, said the firm was excited about this announcement.
“Korea is one of the most actively traded bond markets on MarketAxess from our global client base. The WGBI inclusion as well as India's inclusion in the JP Morgan Emerging Market Global Diversified Index (GBI-EM) earlier this year, demonstrate the increasing momentum Asia fixed income is getting from global investors and index providers.”
From Jan. 30 to March 11, Bloomberg surveyed 300 investors with no experience in KTB investments and found that about 80 percent said the WGBI inclusion will have a positive impact on their investment decisions.
The ministry expects the total issuance of KTBs in 2025 to stand at 201.3 trillion won, up 27 percent from the previous year. The net issuance, excluding rollovers, is projected to reach 83.7 trillion won, marking a 68 percent increase.
Russia is looking to minimize the impact of volatile oil and gas prices on its budget revenues and sees the share of oil and gas sales of its state income declining, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said.
“We are moving towards reducing the share of volatile income and reducing Russia's dependence on oil and gas in favor of boosting our domestic economy,” Siluanov told RT Television’s Arabic news service in an interview, as quoted by Russian media.
A few years ago, oil and gas revenues made up 35-40% of Russia’s budget revenues, the minister said, adding that this share is set to drop to 27% next year, and to 23% in 2027.
Siluanov has recently told Parliament that Russia is moving to reduce its dependence on oil and gas revenues and will boost internal borrowings to finance the budget.
Russia’s budget proceeds from oil and gas sales declined by 0.9% in September from the previous month, according to official Russian government data published earlier this month.
The Russian budget received $8.13 billion (771.9 billion Russian rubles) from oil and gas sales last month, per the data, which confirmed earlier Reuters estimates that proceeds would be roughly stable month-on-month.
For the first nine months of the year, Russia’s oil and gas revenues surged by 49.4% annually to $87.5 billion (8.33 trillion rubles), according to the finance ministry data.
Proceeds from oil and gas sales are the most important cash stream for Russia’s federal budget. These revenues have typically accounted for around a third of all federal budget revenues.
Russia is now preparing for lower oil revenues resulting from depressed prices along with a more relaxed tax regime, Bloomberg reported last month, citing a draft three-year budget.
Per that document, oil revenues in Russia would decline by 14% over the next three years—provided international oil prices remain weak. For 2025, the document sees oil revenues of some $120 billion, or 10.94 trillion rubles, which would be a decline of 3.3% from this year. That modest decline would then extend into 2026 and 2027, by which year oil revenues would fall to $110 billion, according to the government’s current projections.
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