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Bank of Korea leaves Interest Rate unchanged at 1.50%

Seoul | 12th April 2018

The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea decided today to leave the Base Rate unchanged at 1.50% for the intermeeting period.

” Korea Interest rate unchanged at 1.50%”

Looking ahead, the Board will conduct monetary policy so as to ensure that the recovery of economic growth continues and consumer price inflation can be stabilizeat the target level over medium-term horizon, while paying attention to financial stability.  As it is forecast that inflationary pressures on the demand side will not be high for the time being, while the domestic economy is expected to continue its solid growth, the Board will maintain its accommodative monetary policy stance.

Official Press Release by The Bank of Korea



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