SEOUL, 29th May, 2025 (WAM) -- Banks in the Republic of Korea saw their capital adequacy ratio inch up in the first quarter of the year, data showed Thursday.
The average capital adequacy ratio of 17 commercial and state-run banks stood at 15.68 percent as of end-March, up from 15.60 percent three months earlier, according to the preliminary data from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).
The ratio, a key barometer of financial soundness, measures the proportion of a bank's capital to its risk-weighted assets, according to Yonhap News Agency.