Thus, besides restoring access  of companies to capital markets and to bank funding, conditions should be encouraged that will attract foreign capital, notably Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI, besides closing the investment gap, promotes greater trade ties with countries and companies with cutting edge-technologies. This facilitates the participation in global value chains (GVCs).
Given Korea’s favorable external soundness It is unlikely that the financial unrest in these countries will spread to affect us. But if overseas risks, from the monetary policy normalizations in major countries and strengthening protectionism for example, materialize simultaneously we will be unable to accurately estimate their effects. We will therefore have to watch even more carefully any changes in these risks.