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Outgoing BOK chief warns of 'long' inflation

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol is leaving the central bank this month after serving for eight years.

2022.3.23

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol, center, speaks at a monetary policy board meeting in central Seoul on Thursday. [BOK]

BOK maintains base interest rate at 1.25%

The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark rate at 1.25 percent on Thursday.

2022.2.24

Finance chiefs state agendas for new year

Household debt management will be a main challenge for 2022 as interest rates rise.

2022.1.4

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol shakes hand with Koh Seung-beom, newly appointed chair of the Financial Services Commission who took office Tuesday. [BANK OF KOREA]

Heads of BOK and FSC pledge to work together

The heads of the Bank of Korea (BOK) and Financial Services Commission (FSC) agreed to work together on issues such as rising household debt.

2021.9.3

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol speaks during an online press briefing held Tuesday. During the briefing he hinted of a rate hike ″within this year.″ [BANK OF KOREA]

BOK chief hints at interest rate rise this year

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol hinted at the need to raise interest rates within this year.

2021.6.24

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol speaks during an online press briefing held Thursday after the monetary policy board of the central bank decided to maintain the country's key interest rate at 0.5 percent. [BANK OF KOREA]

BOK foresees more than 3% growth this year

Korea’s central bank predicted the country’s economy will grow more than 3 percent this year, slightly higher than a forecast made in February.

2021.4.15

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol speaks at a press event held in central Seoul on Dec. 17. [YONHAP]

Central bank to maintain low rates into 2021

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol said the central bank will maintain an accommodative monetary policy in 2021 to help the country recover from the economic damage caused by Covid-19.

2020.12.31

No dilly-dallying

The Bank of Korea (BOK) last week stunned the market with its rate action. It had slashed the policy rate by 50 basis points to a fresh historic low of 0.75 percent in an emergency meeting in March. Since the cut was bigger than...

2020.6.2

Tag: lee ju-yeol

lee ju-yeol

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Outgoing BOK chief warns of 'long' inflation

BOK maintains base interest rate at 1.25%

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