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Apr 7, 2020

BOK to deliver additional $4.4b to banks via US currency swap this week

The Bank of Korea (BOK) said Tuesday that it will offer $4.41 billion to local banks this week in its second round of dollar funding using its bilateral currency swap arrangement with the US Fed that is designed to help prevent a foreign exchange liquidity crunch. The central bank held an online auction to provide up to $8.5 billion in seven-day debt and 84-day loans. Bids undershot the BOK target of $7 billion in 84-day loans and $1.5 billion in seven-day loans. "A total of $4.41 billi

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