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![Dollar bills are displayed at Hana Bank's main branch in Myeong-dong of Jung District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Assessing Reserve Adequacy on Wednesday rated Korea's foreign exchange reserve adequacy last year at 97 percent. Korea's foreign reserve fell short of the IMF's advisory rating for three straight years. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11453929.jpg?imageId=11453929&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A bank employee sorts dollar bundles at Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Jung District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. Korea's foreign exchange reserve in March stood at $426 billion, up $780 million on month. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10524082.jpg?imageId=10524082&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Employees at a Hana Bank branch in Jung District, central Seoul, organize stacks of dollar bills on Monday. Foreign exchange reserve decreased by $1.6 billion last month to $461.5 billion, shrinking for a third consecutive month, Bank of Korea announced Monday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11499891.jpg?imageId=11499891&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![An employee poses with stacks of dollar bills at a Hana Bank branch in Jung District, central Seoul, on Thursday. According to data from the Bank of Korea (BOK), foreign exchange reserves came to $418.95 billion as of the end of August, up $2.4 billion from a month earlier. Korea's foreign exchange reserves have been increasing for five consecutive months. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11621181.jpg?imageId=11621181&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)