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Population Aging and its Impact on Income Inequality [BOK Issue Note 2023-18]

Regional Migration and Economy [BOK Issue Note 2023-29]: The Seoul Metropolitan Region (SMG) is disproportionately over-concentrated, squeezing more than half of the population into a space just 12% of South Korea’s total land area. The density has worsened from continued influx of young population. From 2015 to 2021, youth migrants were behind a 78...

Monetary Policy Report (March 2024): - This report is the English version of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Report published on March 14, 2024. In case of any inconsistency, the original version in Korean will prevail. - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file. - Inquiries: tel 82-2-759-4143, e...

Korea Economic Outlook (February 2024), full version: In order to provide a detailed understanding of Korea's economic outlook, a full translation of the Economic Outlook is now published quarterly.

Regional Economic Report (March 2024): This is a condensed English version of the Regional Economic Report published in Korean on March 25, 2024. Regional economic conditions in the Report are based on the results of business surveys conducted by the 15 domestic branches of the Bank of Korea between February 8 and March 8,...

Financial Stability Report (December 2023): - Please refer to the attached PDF file. - This is a translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on December 28, 2023.

Financial Statement Analysis for 2022: FOREWORD The Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2022 edition of its Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), published annually since 1960 to provide research on and analysis of the business performance and financial conditions of Korean corporations. This edition contains the fi...

Monetary Policy Report (March 2024): - This report is the English version of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Report published on March 14, 2024. In case of any inconsistency, the original version in Korean will prevail. - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file. - Inquiries: tel 82-2-759-4143, e...

Financial Stability Report (December 2023): - Please refer to the attached PDF file. - This is a translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on December 28, 2023.

BOK Working Paper No.2018-8, Rare Disasters and Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation of South Korean Exchange Rates under Tension between the Two Koreas: Title : Rare Disasters and Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation of South Korean Exchange Rates under Tension between the Two Koreas Author : Cheolbeom Park(Korea University), Suyeon Park(BOK) <Abstract> We investigate the implications of the disaster hypothesis proposed that chang...

Korea Economic Outlook (February 2024), full version: In order to provide a detailed understanding of Korea's economic outlook, a full translation of the Economic Outlook is now published quarterly.

Financial Statement Analysis for 2022: FOREWORD The Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2022 edition of its Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), published annually since 1960 to provide research on and analysis of the business performance and financial conditions of Korean corporations. This edition contains the fi...

Global supply chain risks and implications for Korea [BOK Issue Note 2023-4]: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the deepening global supply chain disruptions caused by the continued epidemic prevention and control measures and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have intensified inflation risk and undermined economic activity. Although these supply chain disruptions have significan...