Bank of Korea
Financial Market Trends in February 2025
▣ 3-year Treasury bond yields fluctuated within a narrow range as downward factors, such as concerns about an economic slowdown, clashed with upward factors, including the potential expansion of Treasury bond issuance and perceptions of overvaluation.
▣ The KOSPI rose substan...
Mar 12,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea and Mongolia bolster full life cycle cooperation for rare metals
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea held the second Korea-Mongolia Rare Metals Cooperation Joint Committee (“Committee”) meeting today in Seoul to boost bilateral cooperation for rare metals supply chains.
The Committee is ...
Mar 12,2025
Statistics Korea
Economically Active Population Survey in February 2025
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.119 million persons in February, which grew 161 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 63.7% in February, up 0.1%p ...
Mar 12,2025
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Current Employment Statistics, February 2025
Statistics Korea released report on the 'Economically active population survey' on March 12, 2025.
The economically active population marked 29.119 million persons in February, which grew 161 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year.
Please refer to the attached PDF.
Mar 12,2025
Financial Services Commission
Household Loans, February 2025
In February 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW4.3 trillion (preliminary), shifting back up from the drop of KRW0.9 trillion in the previous month. (By Type) Home mortgage loans increased KRW5.0 trillion, growing ...
Mar 12,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea and Australia discuss trade cooperation measures
Minister for Trade, Industry and Energy Dukgeun Ahn of the Republic of Korea held a videoconference meeting with Australia’s Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell today, during which they exchanged views on the global trade environment and agreed to closely cooperate on se...
Mar 11,2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19th Iftar Dinner Held by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1. On Tuesday, March 11, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul hosted the 19th Iftar dinner in celebration of Ramadan. The event brought together a diverse group of distinguished guests, including members of the diplomatic corps from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC...
Mar 11,2025