Bank of Korea

Recent Papers & Publications

Monetary Policy Report (March 2021): - This report is the English version of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Report, published on March 11, 2021. In the case of any inconsistency, the original version in Korean will prevail. - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file. ...

Financial Stability Report (December 2020): - 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 24, 2020.

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...

Financial Statement Analysis for 2018: FOREWORD Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2018 edition of its Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), published annually since 1960 to provide research on and analysis of the business performances and financial conditions of Korean corporations. This edition contains the finan...

[2015-6]Factors behind Lackluster Recoveries in the Employment-to-population Ratios of Major Countries and Their Prospects: Although major countries have shaken off the influence of the global financial crisis and are showing a modest economic recovery, the levels of the employment-to-population ratios in major countries are running below their pre-crisis levels, as the degree of the recovery in their employment-to...

[2021-2] Assessment of Labor Market Mismatch Since the COVID-19 Outbreak: In 2020, domestic labor supply and demand conditions worsened significantly amid a large rise in the number of the unemployed and a reduction in corporate recruitment due to the economic contraction stemming from the coronavirus shock. In addition, the employment shock has differed from industry to ...

[2021-1] Impacts of Industrial Robot Distribution on Employment: Industries with large incentives to use robots make up a large share of the manufacturing sector in Korea. And as the price of robots has declined thanks to advancements in technology, industrial robots have been distributed more rapidly across Korea than in other countries. According to a task-base...

Regional Economic Report (March 2021): This report, a condensed English version of the Regional Economic Report published in Korean, summarizes recent developments in regional economic activity based on information gathered by the 15 regional branches of the Bank of Korea from businesses and other sources within each region between mid-J...

Monetary Policy Report (March 2021): - This report is the English version of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Report, published on March 11, 2021. In the case of any inconsistency, the original version in Korean will prevail. - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file. ...

Financial Stability Report (December 2020): - 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 24, 2020.

2019 Annual Report: 1. This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on March 31, 2020. 2. Contents Preface by the Governor PDF download Ⅰ. Overview of Bank of Korea PDF download &nbs...