SYDNEY: South Korean companies have issued a record volume of dollar bonds so far this year, as they lock in funding to pay for overseas expansion plans and investors search for an alternative given the dearth of Chinese bond issuance.
More than US$15bil worth of bonds have been issued since Jan 1, according to LSEG data, a 30% increase on the same time last year.
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