FSC Chairman Eun Sung-soo met with officials from relevant institutions and heads of securities companies on April 15 and held talks on the preparatory measures for partial resumption of stock short-selling on May 3, recent stock market trends and virus prevention measures taken by the financial investment industry. At the beginning of the meeting, Chairman Eun talked about the significance of KOSDAQ reaching over 1,000 points recently for the first time since September 2000 and pledged the government's continuous support for venture capitals and startups. Chairman Eun also spoke about the importance of ensuring investor trust in the market.

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