BOK Rhee Chang-yong

The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...

Coupang Corp. has executed changes in leadership roles to focus more on overseas ventures. The company has entered Japan and Singapore this year. So...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday flagged a tighter monetary policy for the second time in less than a month, fueling expectations...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Thursday flagged a possible policy rate hike before the end of the year as the domestic economy recover...

South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID...

South Korea’s central bank will exclude companies with low ESG ratings from its portfolio of foreign currency assets. The Bank of Korea has de...

South Korea’s central bank will launch a new economic index based on analysis of online business news articles. The Bank of Korea said on Apr....

South Korea’s top farm machinery maker Daedong Corporation has changed its name from Daedong Industrial Co. to strengthen its brand identity a...

The Bank of Korea has asked the country’s financial institutions to reduce exposure in economic sectors that generate high levels of carbon em...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) came under fire over its expected rule change aimed at raising the upper limit for domestic stock...

The Bank of Korea paid the second-highest amount of tax revenue in the country last year, trailing only Samsung Electronics Co., after the South Kor...

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. posted their worst results in China last year since they advanced into that neighboring market in 2002. Their Chines...

Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol said the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices appears abnormal because they have no intrinsic value, addin...

LG Electronics Inc. has mandated South Korea’s largest law firm Kim & Chang as the legal advisor for its smartphone division sale, accor...

South Korea’s central bank governor has warned of an abrupt stock market correction, asking investors to refrain from excessive borrowing amid...

The Bank of Korea has raised its growth forecast for this year and next, citing advances in vaccine development and a rebound in exports, after keep...

In a move to bolster its climate change efforts, Korea Investment Corporation has joined a group of international sovereign wealth funds in their aim ...

Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties in South Korea have joined forces to propose employment stability be added to the Bank of Korea&rsqu...

South Korea’s current account surplus rose in September to its highest level in two years on the back of rebounding exports of chips and automob...

The Bank of Korea has left its policy rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% as was widely expected, citing a slow economic recovery amid the ongoing ...

The Bank of Korea will buy state bonds worth 5 trillion won ($4.2 billion) directly from the market by the end of this year to stabilize the local deb...

Kim Yong-jin, the former second vice finance minister of President Moon Jae-in’s government between mid-2017 and 2018, has been chosen as the Na...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has recently asked the finance ministry to revise part of regulations governing the sovereign wealth fund in order ...

South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday defied expectations of a big step rate hike by raising the interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) desp...

TBILISI, US – The Bank of Korea (BOK) will likely be back to square on monetary policy as stronger-than-expected economic growth in the first qu...