This Selected Issues paper for the Republic of Korea focuses on the role of monetary policy in the current context of … slowing growth and rising inflation pressures. Korea has not remained immune to the global slowdown, and with the cycle … markets add an extra element of uncertainty to the economic outlook, and have led to a noticeable increase in Korea’s stock …

The 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that Korea has faced challenges from inflation and a growth slowdown. Growth … a renewed domestic real-estate sector downturn. Moreover, Korea is vulnerable to intensification of geo …

The Republic of Korea’s 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Korea’s business cycle is turning downward while …

Korea’s statistics are generally of a high quality, and reflect a significant improvement since the last Report on the … Observance of Standards and Codes. Korea’s adherence to internationally accepted statistical practices requires cross … government. For monetary statistics purposes, valuing all marketable financial instruments in the Bank of Korea (BOK) balance …

Korea has enjoyed strong growth owing to rapidly increasing exports and consumption. Potential growth is slowing as the … population ages, whereas social polarization is growing. Korea should implement plans to build an advanced financial system and …

This note is on Korea’s transition to a knowledge-based economy, the prospects and challenges ahead, and the …-sized enterprise sector in Korea. This note describes the key fiscal challenges and discusses possible ways to address them, arguing …

This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that from 1999 to 2002, Korea’s economy grew rapidly, by an average of 71 …

This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Korea reviews near-term economic prospects and risks. Korea experiences … solid growth with low inflation, and vulnerabilities to potential shocks appear low. With Korea aging at an almost …