{
  "id": 7711242,
  "title": "Korea to launch 'Korea Premium Weeks' to promote capital market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/korea-to-launch-korea-premium-weeks-to-promote-capital-market-7711242",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260916/korea-to-launch-korea-premium-weeks-to-promote-capital-market"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Korean government has announced the launch of \"Korea Premium Weeks,\" a major initiative aimed at promoting the country's capital market to both domestic and foreign investors. This extensive event, themed \"Gateway to Asia's Most Dynamic Capital Market,\" will run from September 28 to October 16 and is set to feature 42 organizations and 55 listed companies.\n\nCo-hosted by the Financial Services Commission and the Korea Exchange, Korea Premium Weeks seeks to address the issue of separate investor relations events and capital market conferences organized by individual institutions, which has historically made it challenging to attract foreign institutional investors to a single platform. The government's decision to create an integrated event draws inspiration from similar initiatives seen overseas.\n\nJapan's Financial Services Agency has been holding \"Japan Week\" since 2023, while Taiwan launched \"Taiwan Week\" last year under the purview of its Financial Supervisory Commission. The opening ceremony for Korea Premium Weeks is scheduled for September 28 at the Grand Lotte Hotel, followed by policy sessions and other activities throughout the two-week event.",
  "summary": "The government is launching \"Korea Premium Weeks,\" a large-scale event that will bring together corporate investor relations activities and capital market programs as part of efforts to showcase the competitiveness of Korea's stock market, officials said Wednesday. Under the theme \"Gateway to Asia's Most Dynamic Capital Market,\" the event will be held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 16. It will bring…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea to launch 'Korea Premium Weeks' to promote capital market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/korea-to-launch-korea-premium-weeks-to-promote-capital-market",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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