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SKorean shipyards and builders face forced restructuring
AFP - Tuesday, December 23
SEOUL (AFP) - - South Korea will form a task force to assess the finances of construction firms and smaller shipbuilders and will force unviable companies to restructure, the financial watchdog said Tuesday.
The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said banks would immediately form the task force with accounting experts and credit appraisers.
"Restructuring will begin early next year," FSS governor Kim Jong-Chang told reporters, adding the government would "boldly" weed out non-viable firms.
"Basically, the government will focus on salvaging firms by injecting fresh funds or putting them under debt rescheduling programmes."
The FSS said in a statement it plans to calm market jitters "by preemptively restructuring companies that may become insolvent."
It said the task force would scrutinise 26 small and medium-sized shipbuilders with orders from overseas, as well as construction companies with more than 5 billion won (3.7 million dollars) in loans.
South Korea, home to seven of the world's top 10 shipyards, has secured record orders in recent years.
But the global financial crisis and a sharp decline in new orders have eroded their profitability, with smaller shipyards facing a severe credit crunch.
The slowing economy has also left a huge number of unsold apartments. Many smaller and mid-sized construction firms are struggling to service debts taken out during the 2005-2006 housing boom.
Banks have already agreed to roll over the debt of 27 cash-strapped construction firms by one year in return for restructuring.
Government data shows total loans extended by savings banks and other lenders to finance real estate projects stood at 79 trillion won (54 billion dollars) at the end of June.
Kim said local chipmakers and carmakers are not in a serious enough situation to require forced restructuring.
"The government will provide financial support or consider restructuring if their problems become serious," he said.
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