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Corporate debt sales hit record in H1

Sales of South Korea's corporate bonds hit a record high in the first half of the year, as low interest rates prompted companies to sell more debt, data showed Monday. The corporate debts floated in...

Jul 8, 2019
Economy
[Management in Korea] Rather than copy chaebol, Korean SMEs need to create new models of success

Management in Korea is a regular column written by representatives of Egon Zehnder Seoul. It touches on various topics concerning Korean enterprises and business leaders and offers management tips. -...

Jul 7, 2019
Economy
Housing prices in Seoul show signs of rebounding, Land Ministry may step in

With housing prices in Seoul showing clear signs of rebounding, the government is considering taking steps to rein in the overheated market. Officials at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and T...

Jul 7, 2019
Economy
Finance chief to talk with top CEOs on Japan’s export curbs

South Korea’s top fiscal policymaker said Friday he is likely to meet the top executives of Samsung Group and other ranking conglomerates to address Japan’s export restrictions. “There seems to be n...

Jul 5, 2019
Economy
S. Korea warns of retaliatory steps against Japan’s export curbs

South Korea on Thursday delivered a stern warning to Japan regarding restrictions on exports of high-tech materials to Korea, calling Japan’s decision a breach of international law and vowing “corre...

Jul 4, 2019
Economy
S. Korea posts current account surplus in May

South Korea's current account balanced turned to black in May, one month after the country posted its first deficit in seven years amid sluggish exports, central bank data showed Thursday. The count...

Jul 4, 2019
Economy
S. Korea lowers growth forecast for 2019 to 2.4-2.5%

‘Japan’s export curbing actions were not reason for figure revision’

Jul 3, 2019
Economy
S. Korea lowers growth forecast for 2019 to 2.4-2.5%

‘Japan’s export curbing actions were not reason for figure revision’

Jul 3, 2019
Economy
S. Korea to hold 2nd round of talks on revising FTA with Chile

South Korea's trade ministry said Wednesday it will hold the second round of negotiations with Chile on revising their bilateral free trade agreement that went into effect in 2004. The two-day talks...

Jul 3, 2019
Economy
S. Korea lowers growth forecast to 2.4-2.5%

South Korea’s government on Wednesday revised the growth rate forecast for this year to 2.4-2.5 percent, down 0.2 percentage point from its earlier figure, amid sluggish exports and investments. It ...

Jul 3, 2019
Economy
Hanwha partners with Indian tech giant for collaborative robots

Hanwha Precision Machinery, the robot manufacturing unit of Hanwha Group, said Tuesday the company signed a contract with Wipro, India’s largest information technology business, to work together on d...

Jul 2, 2019
Economy
Consumer price growth stays stagnant for 6th month

South Korea’s consumer price growth remained below the 1 percent mark in June, reflecting the slow growth in service charges and global oil price trend, government data showed Tuesday. The consumer ...

Jul 2, 2019
Economy
S. Korea's exports down 13.5% in June amid US-China trade row

South Korea's exports decreased 13.5 percent in June from a year earlier, extending their on-year fall for the seventh consecutive month, data showed Monday, due mainly to the prolonged trade row bet...

Jul 1, 2019
Economy
Trump calls on Korean business leaders to invest more in US

US President highlights 100 percent tax deduction for capital investments by businesses, elimination of job-killing regulations

Jun 30, 2019
Economy
'Back on track': Trump, Xi agree to resume trade talks

OSAKA, Japan (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were "back on track" after "excellent" talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in which Washington re...

Jun 29, 2019
Economy

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