Cheap funding proves irresistible to Korean banks

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Cheap funding proves irresistible to Korean banks

Mouth-watering funding levels that are frequently within existing yen curves are pushing a flurry of Korean issuers to tap the Samurai market, shunning nervous international dollar investors who are demanding new issue premiums.

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