I’m currently managing director of Content and Business Planning at The Korea Times. Before I took the current position in early 2024, I served as managing editor in charge of both paper and online for over three and a half years. In 2015-2018, I worked as Singapore correspondent covering ASEAN nations.
BOK having 2nd thoughts on rate raise
BSI hits 8-year high, industrial output grows for 11th month
By Kim Jae-kyoung
Staff reporter
A week ahead of a monetary policy committee meeting slated for July 9, Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Kim Choong-soo and his rate-setting colleagues may feel embarrassed by the renewed woes over a double-dip recession abroad.
With a series of indicators pointing to a sustainable economic recovery, the top