Vice Chairman Kim So-young held a financial market monitoring meeting on September 28 to assess financial market conditions and discuss response strategies. Amid rising volatility in financial markets at home and abroad, Vice Chairman Kim urged authorities to be prepared for timely implementation of market stabilization measures such as the stock market stabilization fund. In addition, Vice Chairman Kim called for quick purchase of corporate bonds and CPs issued by low-rated companies, utilizing the purchase capacity extended at KDB, IBK and Korea Credit Guarantee Fund through the corporate bond market stabilization measures announced on July 13.