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SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Thursday to the highest level in about three years...
11:12 Apr. 14
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of the Bank of Korea's statement on its monetary policy decision. The central bank's monetary policy board voted Thursday to raise the key...
11:06 Apr. 14
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Thursday to rein in rising inflation pressure as the ongoing war in Ukraine has sen...
09:52 Apr. 14
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's import prices increased for the third straight month in March as prices of crude oil and other commodities rose, central bank data showed Thursday.
The ...
06:00 Apr. 14
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial regulator on Wednesday approved a digital insurance business by Kakao Corp. in a move that could heat up competition in the fledging digital insu...
17:03 Apr. 13
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have renewed their currency swap deal as part of efforts to bolster bilateral trade and financial cooperation, Seoul's central b...
15:00 Apr. 13
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SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Banks' loans to households in South Korea declined for the fourth straight month in March amid high interest rates and the government's ...
14:11 Apr. 13
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreigners sold a net of some US$4 billion worth of South Korean stocks in March amid worries over the protracted war in Ukraine and the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressiv...
14:06 Apr. 13
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Banks' loans to households in South Korea declined for the fourth straight month in March amid high interest rates and the government's curbs on lending, central bank da...
12:00 Apr. 13
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks' overseas operations saw their earnings jump nearly 62 percent in 2021 from a year earlier on higher interest income, data showed Wednesday.
The co...
12:00 Apr. 13
SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Tuesday the South Korean economy is expected to grow at a slower pace than earlier expected and inflation will likely run higher amid h...
18:43 Apr. 12
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SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Market watchers are sharply divided over whether the Bank of Korea (BOK) will raise its key policy rate this week amid persis...
16:57 Apr. 12
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SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Market watchers are sharply divided over whether the Bank of Korea (BOK) will raise its key policy rate this week amid persistent ...
13:47 Apr. 12
SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply grew 0.6 percent on-month in February driven by increased savings and corporate loans, central bank data showed Tuesday.
The country's M2, ...
12:00 Apr. 12
SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- An economic surveillance organization in Asia on Tuesday maintained its 2022 growth outlook for the South Korean economy at 3 percent, citing improving private spending ...
11:40 Apr. 12
SEOUL, April 12 (Yonhap) -- Market watchers are sharply divided over whether the Bank of Korea (BOK) will raise its key policy rate this week amid persistent worries over inflation that has been und...
10:30 Apr. 12
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SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Banks in South Korea will likely ease their lending criteria for households and companies in the second quarter ...
13:45 Apr. 11
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Banks in South Korea will likely ease their lending criteria for households and companies in the second quarter amid expectations that the government could ease its tough...
12:00 Apr. 11
SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's personal pension savings grew 5 percent in 2021 as younger people have keen interest in making preparations for post-retirement life, data showed Monday.
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12:00 Apr. 11