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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..

  • High-interest loans taken by self-employed surge

  • AsiaToday reporter Son Cha-min  As the difficulties of the self-employed have been prolonged due to the pandemic and the quarantine measures, the..
  • Nation’s top 100 firms’ dependence on overseas sales rises

  • AsiaToday reporter Hong Sun-miSouth Korea’s top 100 companies’ sales grew faster in the first half of this year than before pandemic, however their depende..
  • KEPCO to announce Q4 electric bills

  • AsiaToday reporter Kwon Han-ilThe government and state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) will decide Thursday whether to raise electricity bil..
  • Nearly half of listed companies cut workforce in H1

  • AsiaToday reporter Hong Sun-miNearly half of South Korea’s listed companies cut their workforce in the first half of the year in the aftermath of the coron..
  • S. Korea’s tax revenue increases more than 55 tln won in Jan.-July from year ago

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonThe government’s total tax revenue in the first seven months of this year jumped more than 55 trillion won (US$47 billion) fr..
  • Four out of 10 self-employed considers closing their businesses

  • AsiaToday reporter Park Ji-eun Four in 10 small business owners are found to be considering closing their businesses after the resurgence of COVID-19,..
  • Gov’t proposes W604tr ‘super budget’ for 2022

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonThe South Korean government has proposed a record high budget of more than 600 trillion won for next year as it plans to main..
  • Bank of Korea lifts benchmark interest rate to 0.75%

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-sun The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea (BOK) decided to raise its key rate to 0.75 percent from 0.5 percent, end..
  • Inflation fears rise as consumer prices continue to surge

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonSouth Korea’s consumer prices rose more than two percent for the fourth consecutive month in July, affecting people’s everyda..
  • S. Korea’s consumer prices grow more than 2% for 4th straight month

  • AsiaToday reporter Lee Ji-hoonSouth Korea’s consumer prices jumped 2.6% in July. This is the same level as in May, which showed the fastest rise in more th..
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