Latest Bank of Korea Governor Heads to Bangkok for G20 and IMF Talks

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12 Oct 2026

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song will join global finance officials in Bangkok for talks on growth, imbalances, the economic outlook and financial stability.

12 Oct 2026

South Korea will broaden its list of strategically important goods, simplify its risk-classification system and reinforce stockpiles and import diversification as geopolitical uncertainty puts supply resilience under renewed scrutiny.

12 Oct 2026

South Korea’s export-led recovery remains intact, but weak underlying wage growth and high supply-side inflation are limiting gains in household purchasing power, according to the Korea Development Institute.

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Bank of Korea Governor Heads to Bangkok for G20 and IMF Talks

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