President Lee Jae-myung presided over a meeting on March 18 with financial authorities and investors to address capital market volatility from ongoing Middle East tensions—building on last week's emergency economic review—and discuss structural reforms. Attendees included Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-won and Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin.
Following last week's emergency economic meeting on Middle East tensions, President Lee Jae-myung convened a gathering on March 18 with key financial authorities and investors to review capital market reforms and stabilization measures, according to officials and reports from The Korea Times and Yonhap News Agency.
Participants included Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-won, Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin, as well as investors and representatives from KOSDAQ and KONEX-listed companies. Discussions focused on countermeasures to market volatility triggered by recent Middle East developments, alongside reforms to enhance market structure: expanding shareholders' rights, fostering innovation, and improving public access.