SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) — The country’s main bourse operator, the Korea Exchange (KRX), said Friday it plans to extend the exemption of fees on Korean green bonds by one more year.
Such a plan was included in a proposed amendment to the enforcement rules of the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) market listing regulations announced by the KRX.
Under the proposed revision, investors of Korean green bonds will be exempted of listing and yearly fees until Dec. 31, 2026.
The fee exemption will not apply to other social impact bonds, such as the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) bonds, the bourse operator added.
Korean green bonds are a type of debt security that funds eco-friendly projects in South Korea, under K-taxonomy, or a system defining green economic activities jointly developed by the environment ministry and the Financial Services Commission.
The KRX has been exempting fees imposed on green bonds and SRI bonds since June 2020, to promote investments in ESG, or environmental, social and governance sectors.
A person walks in the lobby of the Korea Exchange, the country’s main bourse operator, in this file photo taken Oct. 27, 2025. (Yonhap)
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