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Economy

BMI View: With both headline and core inflation increasing rapidly and real inflation rates now in negative territory, we believe the Bank of Korea will have little option than to... 2008-07-01


Economy

BMI View: We maintain our above-consensus 4.7% GDP growth forecast for 2008 in spite of the growing macroeconomic woes in the form of decade-high inflation and continued pressure... 2008-07-01


Economy

BMI View: Pyongyang's long-awaited nuclear declaration, submitted on June 26, effectively lets the regime off the hook on a number of sensitive issues. Most significantly, North Korea... 2008-06-27


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Economy

Street protests against the resumption of beef imports from the US turned violent over the weekend of June 28 and 29, underlining the growing tensions within South Korean politics... 2008-06-01


Economy

BMI View: We see mounting threats to macroeconomic stability as concerns about FX borrowing could spur a further sell-off of the won, which would only exacerbate the current inflationary... 2008-05-30


Economy

The National Assembly held a parliamentary hearing on May 12-13 to discuss the so-called KORUS free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, of which President Lee Myung-bak is seeking... 2008-05-13


Economy

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen in the past month as Pyongyang tested short-range missiles and expelled South Koreans from the inter-Korean business zone in Kaesong. We... 2008-04-11


Economy

BMI View GDP growth in 2007 came in at 4.9%, slightly below our 5.0% forecast. We maintain our 5.1% forecast for 2008, but acknowledge considerable downside risks as South Korean... 2008-04-11

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