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President Moon Jae-in’s economic plans face challenges

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SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: The new 3% GDP growth target is ambitious

North Korea is vulnerable to coronavirus outbreak

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NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA

North Korean and South Korean responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

South Korea will regain growth momentum

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SOUTH KOREA

Separately, the head of Samsung Electronics -- the cornerstone of the Samsung Group, which contributes around 20% of South Korea’s GDP -- has been cleared of wrongdoing in a…

GDP growth of 3% cannot be sustained in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

This assumes optimistically that its policies are quick to boost growth in the second half of 2017. However, Bank of Korea data showed on July 27 that annual growth slowed to 2.7…

Economic headwinds will buffet South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

Unlike during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, South Korea now has strong fundamentals to confront external economic and political headwinds. However, President Yoon Suk-yeol…

South Korea’s economy will suffer less than most

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SOUTH KOREA

The impact exceeds that of the 2008-09 global financial crisis, when GDP grew 0.8% in 2009. Much hinges on how fast massive stimulus measures kick in at home, and how major export…

Seoul's rate hike and stimulus strike a balancing act

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SOUTH KOREA

The central bank governor has signalled further tightening ahead. The economy is on track this year to exceed the 2019 level. The government has drafted a record budget that will…

South Korea could skirt recession in 2019

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SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: Economy could skirt recession in 2019

Weak economy puts South Korea’s Moon on the defensive

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SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: Weak economy puts Moon on the defensive

Moon’s economic agenda for South Korea will struggle

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SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA: Moon’s economic agenda will struggle