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Weekly Economic Bulletin (No.65, February 2)
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Date 02/01/2010
Division International Media Relations Tel +82 2 2150 2450

Weekly Economic Bulletin

Issued by Ministry of Strategy & Finance - Financial Services Commission - Bank of Korea

February 1, 2010

 
 
MAJOR NEWS AND EVENTS
 
 

 

[MOSF] Industrial Activities, December and 4th Quarter of 2009 (January 29)

Industrial production in December increased 3.5 percent from the previous month, and 33.9 percent from the same period of the previous year.   For figures and details of the index£¿¦â£¿£¿More

 

[MOSF] KTBs of 6,410 Billion Won to Be Issued in February (January 28)

Korea Treasury Bonds (KTBs) worth 6,410 billion won will be issued in February through competitive auctions, with non competitive options of up to 20 percent of the competitive bidding amount being given to investors.  For detailed schedule of the February auction and the January auction result£¿¦â£¿£¿More

 

[MOSF] 2nd Crisis Management Meeting (January 27)

The main agenda of the 2nd meeting were: 1) how to boost investment in new growth engines, 2) the importance of being prepared for possible economic risks from China, and 3) ways to invite international organizations to Korea. More

 

[FSC] Results of the 9th Public Funds Oversight Committee Meeting (January 28)

The Public Funds Oversight Committee, co-chaired by Mr. Sang Ki Min and the FSC Chairman Dong-Soo Chin, held the 9th meeting on January 27, 2010. Reported by the Korea Depository Insurance Corporation (KDIC) and the Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO), the committee has decided on the criteria to select advisory firms and the method of sale of minority stakes in Woori Finance Holdings Company. More

 

[BOK] Balance of Payments, December 2009 (January 27)

The current account of 2009 recorded a surplus of 42.67 billion dollars, up from the previous year's deficit of 5.78 billion dollars, as the goods account surplus widened substantially. More

 

[BOK] Real Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter 2009 (January 26)

Real gross domestic product (chained volume measure of GDP) increased by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with the previous quarter. More

 

*Archived Weekly Economic Bulletins can be found here.
*FAQs on the Korean Economy answered by the MOSF, FSC and BOK can be found here.

 
 
ANNOUNCEMENT ON UPCOMING RELEASES
 
 

 

[MOSF]

  1. Consumer Price Index, January 2010 (Release Date: February 1)
  2. 3rd Crisis Management Meeting (Release Date: February 3)
  3. Current Economic Situation, February 2010 (Released Date: February 4)
  4. Current Economic Situation by KDI, February 2010 (Released Date: February 5)

 

[FSC]

  1. Changes to Supervision for Private Equity Funds (Release Date: February 3)

 

[BOK]

  1. Official Foreign Reserves, January 2010 (Release Date: February 2)
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    Each institution is responsible for the information it provides in the bulletin.

     

 
 

For further inquiries :

       
  Ministry of Strategy and Finance : Kim, Young Min +822 2150 2450  
  (http://english.mosf.go.kr/)   youngkim@mosf.go.kr    
  Financial Services Commission : Lee, J. Ernst +822 2156 9582  
  (http://www.fsc.go.kr/eng/)   happyhero@korea.kr    
  Bank of Korea : Kim, Seong +822 759 4028  
  (http://www.bok.or.kr/eng/engMain.action)  

seongkim@bok.or.kr

   

 

 

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