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Finance envoy stresses nation’s economic stability in NY visit

Ambassador for Financial Cooperation Choi Jong-ku held briefings during his March 10-14 visit to New York on promoting the...

Mongolia agrees to stronger bilateral cooperation in rare metals

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on March 12 in Seoul held the second meeting of the...

Gov’t to speed up removal of zombie companies

Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan gives a congratulatory speech on Jan. 21 at a joint...

Beautiful result! Cosmetics exports hit record USD 10B in 2024

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on Jan. 6 said cosmetics exports last year set a record-high USD 10.2...

Training center for content industry opened in Indonesia

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) on Sept. 6 opened a...

Exports from Jan. to May grew 10%, top 5 finish possible

Through May this year, Korea showed the highest export growth among the top 10 exporting countries thanks to brisk...

Korea called ‘growth superstar’ in evading ‘middle-income trap’

The World Bank calls the Korean economy a "growth superstar" in avoiding the middle-income trap. Shown is a bird's-eye view of Songdo International...

Nation’s product market regulation index hits OECD average

The country's product market regulation indicator has reached the average of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development at 20th....

Instant noodles lead K-Food Plus H1 exports of USD 6.21B

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on July 3 said exports of K-Food Plus items in the...

Seoul named world’s 9th best city for launching startups

Panoramic view of Seoul Bio Hub, a support hub for biomedical startups, in Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu District (Seoul Metropolitan...

Venture investment shows clear recovery with KRW 1.9T in Q1

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups on May 13 told an emergency meeting of economy-related ministers chaired by...

First trilateral summit of finance chiefs with US, Japan held

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang Mok (right) on April 17 speaks at...

British index names Seoul world’s 10th-best financial city

Seoul ranks 10th among 133 cities covered in the biannual Global Financial Centres Index of the U.K. Shown above...

Summit in June eyes higher economic cooperation with Africa

By Yoo Yeon Gyeong The government will join hands with the public and private...

Economist ranks Korea’s economic results world’s 2nd best

The British weekly Economist on Dec. 17 said Korea placed second in economic performance among the 35 member states of...

World Korean Biz Convention sets record in export talks

Overseas Koreans Agency Commissioner Lee Key Cheol on Oct. 14 speaks at the closing ceremony of the World...

FDI in year’s first 3 quarters posts record high of USD 24B

Park Deok-yeol, director general for cross-border investment policy of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, on Oct....

KOICA opens agro-biz innovation center in Uganda

The Korea International Cooperation Agency on Aug. 21 gives a presentation on its project to raise youth participation in...

Cosmetics exports hit KRW 10T for 2nd straight year

Cosmetics exports last year broke the KRW 10 trillion mark for the second consecutive year. Shown is a cosmetics...

Currency swap with Japan resumed after 8 years for USD 10B

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho (second from right) and Japanese Minister of...

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