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  • S. Korea jumps 6 spots to 21st in IMD ranking

    South Korea ranked 21st in this year’s Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, rising six places from last year. According to the '2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking Results' released by the Ministry of Finance and Economy on the 18th, South Korea placed 21st among 70 countries. This marks its second-highest ranking sin..

  • IMF slashes Korea’s growth forecast

  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply downgraded South Korea’s 2024 economic growth forecast, citing growing domestic political uncertainty and..
  • Bank of Korea holds key rate at 2.75% amid rising global uncertainty

  • The Bank of Korea (BOK) has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75%, signaling a shift toward a wait-and-see approach amid growing d..
  • Choi to meet U.S. Treasury chief next week over tariffs

  • Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is scheduled to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant next week during his visit to Washi..
  • Government raises extra budget to 12 trillion won

  • The South Korean government has increased its proposed extra budget to 12 trillion won—2 trillion won more than initially planned—to support economic stabi..
  • S&P maintains South Korea's AA credit rating

  • S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed South Korea’s sovereign credit rating at 'AA' with a stable outlook, maintaining the same level it has held since 201..
  • FSS chief urges asset managers to uphold fiduciary duty

  • Lee Bok-hyun, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has expressed concerns over the recent trend among major asset management companies enga..
  • ADB cuts S. Korea’s 2025 growth forecast to 1.5%

  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected South Korea's economic growth rate for 2025 at 1.5%, marking a 0.5 percentage point drop from its December f..
  • Choi Sang-mok to unveil 10 trillion won extra budget

  • Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok announced plans to introduce a supplementary budget of approximately 10 trillion won, with detailed allocations to be reveal..
  • S. Korea posts $7.18 billion current account surplus in February

  • South Korea logged a current account surplus of $7.18 billion in February, marking the 22nd consecutive month in the black, the Bank of Korea said Monday.&..
  • KOSPI falls below 2,400 amid U.S. market plunge

  • On April 7, the KOSPI index opened at 2,359.25, down 4.31% (106.17 points) from the previous trading day, marking the first time since November of the prev..
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