FSC Chairman Koh Seungbeom convened a meeting with officials from the FSS and Korea Center for International Finance on the morning of February 25 to check financial market conditions amid heightened uncertainties surrounding the deteriorating conflict situation in Ukraine. Chairman Koh said that market uncertainties have grown with stock markets at home and abroad reacting to rapidly changing situation in Ukraine. As it is possible that the Ukraine crisis may go on for a long time, Chairman Koh stressed the importance of timely detection of any ripple effects on the financial market and swift response especially with the looming tapering move around the world.

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