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Monetary Policy Report (April 2018) 2018.06.18
 - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff     based on the original Korean text released on April 26, 2018.    - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel ...

Principal Indicators

100 Korean Statistics
Principal Indicators
GDP Growth rate(%) +1.0 +2.8 2018.1/4
CPI 104.20 +1.5 2018.06
PPI 104.40 +2.2 2018.05
Current Account(mil.US$) 8,681 - 2018.05
M2(tril.Won) 2,600 +5.9 2018.05

Research Papers

By Subject

Macro Economy(Bank of korea)
Macro Economy
Regional Economic Report (March 2018)
  This report, a condensed English version of the Regional Economic Report published in Korean, summarizes recent developments in regional economic activities based on information gathered by the 15 regional branches of the Bank of Korea from businesses and other sources within each region bet...
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Monetary Issues(Bank of korea)
Monetary Issues
Executive Summary of Monetary Policy Report (April 2018)
 - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff     based on the original Korean text released on April 26, 2018.    - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file.    - Inquiries: tel 82-2-759-4676, e-mail bokmpcm...
 Monetary Issues more
Finance & Banking(Bank of korea)
Finance & Banking
Financial Stability Report (December 2017)
    - 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 14, 2017            
 Finance & Banking more
Business & Industry(Bank of korea)
Business & Industry
Financial Statement Analysis for 2016
FOREWORD The Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2017 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 during the preceding fiscal year.   ...
 Business & Industry more
Foreign Exchange & Int`l Finance(Bank of korea)
Foreign Exchange & Int`l Finance
[2017-3] The Relationship between Korean-US Yield Spreads and Exchange Rate Expectations
This paper examines whether information such as market expectations on the growth rate, inflation and risk premiums, inherent in the yield curves of individual countries, is useful in unveiling a relationship between Korea and the US in terms of their interest and exchange rates. To this end, t...
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World Economy(Bank of korea)
World Economy
[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...
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Periodicals

Publication Monthly
Articles in Monthly Bulletin
[2018-5] Heterogeneity in Price-Setting Patterns of Firms and Their Implications for Monetary Policy
This paper summarizes the results of the Bank of Korea’s “Survey on Price-setting Patterns of Firms in 2016” and carries out a simulation to analyze the implications for monetary policy. The survey results can be summarized as follows. First, firms that regularly check and ...
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Publication Monthly
Articles in Monthly Bulletin
[2018-4] Changes in Habit Formation in Consumption and Implications
The post-crisis rate of growth in household consumption has shown movements different from those during the pre-crisis period. The rate has fluctuated within a narrower range but more frequently than before, and its average has almost halved. This paper uses the concept of habit formation in con...
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Publication Quarterly
Quarterly/Economic Analysis
[Vol.24 No.2] Structural Relationships between Equity Flows, Stock Prices and Exchange Rate
Author : Cheonggu Cho(Yeungnam University) <Abstract> According to the portfolio rebalancing model of Hau and Rey (2004; 2006), portfolio equity flows of international investors are one of key variables which determine the relationship between stock prices and exchange rate. Equity flows n...
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Publication Quarterly
Quarterly/Economic Analysis
[Vol.24 No.2] Analysis of the Relationship between Negative Interest Rate and Bank Profitability
Author : Jae-Joon Han(Inha University), Inhwan So(BOK) <Abstract> This paper analyzes the impact of negative policy interest rate (NPIR) on bank profitability. In particular, we analyze the impact on its profitability after adding the gap cost to the Monti-Klein(1971)’s bank profit f...
 Quarterly/Economic Analysis more
Publication Semi Annual
Financial Stability Report
Financial Stability Report (December 2017)
    - 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 14, 2017          
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Publication Annual
Annual Reports
2017 Annual Report
1. This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original     Korean text released on March 30, 2018.   2. Contents            Preface by the Governor        &nb...
 Annual Reports more