The Bank of Korea plans to work with the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service to launch a real-world transaction pilot of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) involving 100,000 consumers. The pilot will involve seven major commercial banks, including Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, Nongxie Bank, Korea Development Bank, and Busan Bank. These banks will issue CBDC-backed deposit tokens for retail transactions at select merchants, including 7-Elev...
A Reuters poll showed 25 economists said the Bank of Korea would cut the base rate by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent on Feb. 25.
The Bank of Korea unexpectedly kept interest rates unchanged at 3%, and market expectations fell to 2.75%.
The Bank of Korea unexpectedly kept interest rates unchanged at 3%, while market expectations fell to 2.75%. (Kim Ten)
The Bank of Korea is expected to cut its policy rate for the third time in a row next week in response to growing concerns fuelled by political instability over the president's impeachment. Nineteen of the 26 economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal predicted the Bank of Korea would cut rates by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent at its January 16 meeting. Suktae Oh and Kiyong Seong, economists at Socie ́ te ́ Ge ́ ne ́ rale, said: "Concerns about a slowdown in domestic demand as a resul...
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Bank of Korea plans to cut interest rates further next year in response to higher downside risks.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Bank of Korea plans to cut interest rates further next year in response to higher downside risks. (Kim Ten)
Bank of Korea official: The Bank of Korea will hold a special meeting at around 9 am Korean time (8 am Beijing time).
Bank of Korea: The Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee will meet early Wednesday to discuss market stabilization measures.
The Bank of Korea said its monetary policy committee would meet early on Wednesday to discuss market stabilisation measures.
Bank of Korea official: If necessary, we are ready to take sufficient measures to stabilize the market and will release information after the meeting.
The Bank of Korea cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.00%, with market expectations unchanged at 3.25%.
The Bank of Korea announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Science and Information Communication Technology (MSIT) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to jointly test the availability of digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized deposits. The central bank plans to pilot tokenized deposits among 100,000 people by the end of the year, and enable interbank settlement through a wholesale CBDC. In this trial, seven domestic banks will participate, and tokenized...
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The Bank of Korea cut interest rates by 25 basis points as scheduled, from 3.5% to 3.25%.