South Korea's corporate bond issuance rose nearly 27 percent in the first half of this year as the overall environment improved such as a decline in market rates. Equity financing, however, plunged by more than 85 percent in the absence of large-scale initial public offerings.According to data released by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Monday, the total amount of stocks and corporate bonds issued in the first half of the year totaled 124.53 trillion won ($96.7 billion), up 8.7 percent from the same period last year.

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