KOICA conducts a training program "Stock Exchange System Promotion (Laos)" for 15 participants from Laos as part of the Korean government's grant aid and technical cooperation program for 2010 as follows:

o Course Title : Stock Exchange System Promotion (Laos)

o Duration :February 21 (Sun) - March 13 (Sat), 2010 (21 days)

o Venue : Seoul , Korea

o Number of Participants :15 Participants from Laos

o Training Institution : Korea Securities Depository(KSD)

o Beneficiaries :

 - Public employees in the field of economics or of related organizations who are expected to

   work continuously after completing the course

o Course Objectives

 - To advance participants¡¯understanding of Korea¡¯s securities market development process

   and its operation structure

 - To enhance understanding of securities trading and settlement system

 - To contribute to the development of local securities market

o The program consists of 3 parts ;

  A. LECTURES

   - Overview of Korean Capital Market

   - Securities-related Laws & Regulations and Supervisory Structure

   - Securities Market & Back-office Functions

   - IT System for Securities Deposit and Settlement System

   - Cross-border Securities Transactions and Settlement System

   - Securities lending & Borrowing and Repo etc.

  B. COUNTRY REPORT PRESENTATION on

   - Introduction of the country represented by the participant  

   - Roles of the participating organization in the financial market of each country

   - Views on the development of the securities market

  C. STUDY VISITS & CULTURAL EXCURSION

   - Korea Exchange

   - KOSCOM

   - Korea Financial Investment Association

   - The Bank of Korea

   - Korea Securities Finance Co.

   - Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute

   - Hyundai Motors etc.