South Korea turns more cautious on 2008 economy
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South Korea's economy will probably expand by slightly less than the previously projected 5 percent in 2008 due to increased risks from the slowing global economy and firmer oil prices, Finance Minister Kwon O-kyu said.
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South Korea's central bank cuts interest rates by a quarter percentage point to 3.5% in a bid to drive growth in the economy.
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NEW YORK -- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced Thursday (local time) that the Korean economy is expected to grow by 6.5 percent while the world economy by 3.8 percent.
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The government's report indicated that employers are still cautious about hiring despite more than a year of healthy economic growth.
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The U.S. economy's soft patch last spring was a bit firmer than previously thought.
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South Korea's president-elect pledged on Thursday to put the economy first once he takes office and not to be shy about telling prickly North Korea to mend its ways over nuclear weapons and human rights.
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South Koreaâs central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a sixth month after consumer prices increased at the slowest pace in seven years. The Bank of Korea, led by its governor, Lee Seong-tae, left the overnight call rate at a five-year high of 4.5 percent. âEconomic growth has weakened,â Mr. Lee, left, said. âConsumer prices have stabilized.â The bank raised rates three times in 2006. Recent reports showing that the economy grew at the slowest pace in 18 months and that household debt fell for the first time in a year ended expectations that the central bank would raise rates in the first half of this year.
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Asia's economic growth is likely to be constrained by an expected slowdown in the U.S. economy and potential spillover from the subprime mortgage crisis, two economic forecasts released Thursday said.
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that recent financial market volatility does not necessarily reflect strong fundamentals in the U.S. economy, nor those of the developing Chinese economy.
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South Korea's economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter on strength in exports and manufacturing, the Bank of Korea said Friday, with economists expressing optimism the country can weather a possible global slowdown.
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Bush administration officials on  Friday sought to ease fears the U.S. was tipping into recession  after a government report showed the economy shed jobs for the  first time in four years last month.
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South Korea has tightened security at home and overseas after a new threat by the al-Qaida terrorist network against countries supporting the US-led coalition in Iraq.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) advised Seoul to utilize fiscal and monetary policies to stimulate its sluggish economy, lowering its expectations for economic growth for this year.
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Amid growing recession fears, itâs only natural that U.S. investors are a little spooked.  But how do you explain that foreign stocks are off to an even worse start in 2008?
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Japan&#39;s central bank downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in more than a year Friday, citing weakening industrial production and slowing export growth.
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Rather than waiting for the American economy to get worse, companies in Asia are changing how they operate.
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The Asian Development Bank downgrades 2008 growth forecast for East and Southeast Asian economies.