27th Rhee Changyong
27th Rhee Changyong
- Tenure
- Apr.21, 2022 ~ Apr. 20, 2026
- Career Background
- 1989 Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Rochester
- 1992 Visiting Fellow, The World Bank
- 1994 Assistant Professor of Economics, Seoul National University
- 1998 Associate Professor of Economics. Secoul National University
- 2003 Professor of Economics, Seoul National University
- 2008 Vice Chairman, Financial Services Commission Chariman, Securities and Futures Commission
- 2009 Secretary General and Sherpa, Presidential Committee for the 2010 G-20 Seoul Summit
- 2011 Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
- 2014 Director, Asian and Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund
- 2022 Governor, Bank of Korea
- Professional Experience
- 2022. 5. 9. Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- 2023.11.13. Appointed Chair of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), BIS
- 2024. 7. 1. Extended foreign exchange market trading hours from 09:00-15:30 to 09:00-02:00(the following day).
- 2024 ~ 2026. Implemented Digital Currency Projects (Hangang, Agorá)
- 2025. 7. 10. Reformed the open market operations framework, including the introduction of two-way repurchase agreement (RP) operations.
- 2026. 2. 26. Introduced the Monetary Policy Board’s Six-Month Ahead Conditional Base Rate Projection (Dot plot).
- 2026. 3. 30. Extended the operating hours of BOK-Wire+ from 09:00-17:30 to 09:00-20:00