South Korea’s FX reforms working amid political crisis, dealers say

Martial law presented first test for reforms aimed at boosting deliverable KRW market

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Foreign exchange activity in the wake of South Korea’s political crisis indicates recent reforms aimed at bringing more Korean won trading onshore and away from the offshore non-deliverable forward (NDF) market are beginning to have an effect, dealers say.

The Korean won sunk to a succession of historic lows against the US dollar last month amid political turmoil sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise attempt to impose martial law. In late-hours trading on December 3, the gap between US

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