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AFIS Closing Remarks

Jung Hwan Lee
Chairman, President & CEO, Korea Housing Finance Corporation

Distinguished guests, it is my utmost pleasure being able to In this regard, Mr. Luca’s keynote speech and presentations of session
successfully conclude the 6th Asian Fixed Income Summit. I would like 1 gave us constructive and future-oriented insights in expanding the
to take a moment to acknowledge all our distinguished guests who have Asian mortgage market into new territories such as environmental,
made this event a success. social, and governance bond.

First, I would like to extend my special thanks to Mr. Luca Bertalot, In session 2, discussed how to deliver affordable housing and provide
Secretary General of European Covered Bond Council, who kicked adequate housing in the region. In session 3, I believe that we have been
off this conference through his keynote speech. Moreover, I greatly inspired by new and diverse ideas on where the reverse mortgage should
and sincerely appreciate moderators; professor You Tay Lee for the 1st be going, as a source of income for seniors, in this era of aging society. Ceremony Closeing
session, Henny Sender, chief correspondent of Financial Times and
professor Richard Green for the second and third session respectively. I Let me conclude by giving you my special thanks to all of you for
also thank many presenters and panelists for sharing their outstanding being here with us today, and I look forward to seeing all of you in
presentations, discussions and insights on the future direction of housing Kazakhstan, 2020. Thank you.
finance.

Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to all heads of
ASMMA members and all the delegates who grace us with their presence.
I believe that today’s conference was a tremendous opportunity to see
where our industry stands and should be headed for. As I told you in my
opening address, this industry is faced with societal changes, such as the
polarization of the housing market and aging population, together with
changes surrounding housing finance derived from uncertainty of the
global economy. Against this background, now is the time for us to join
forces together.

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