South Korea

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

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

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

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

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

BMI View: We believe the parliamentary elections on April 9 accorded President Lee Myung-bak with a firm mandate to pursue economic reform. Lee's most ambitious expenditure plans... 2008-04-10

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10

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... 2008-03-07

The National Assembly approved former finance minister Han Seung-soo as prime minister on February 29, ending a stalemate between newly-appointed President Lee Myung-bak and liberal... 2008-03-06

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... 2008-02-07