Kim Se-jik, Professor Emeritus at Seoul National University, has been appointed as the new President of the Korea Development Institute (KDI), with a three-year term through February 2029.
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South Korea's KDI warns that long working hours and rigid corporate culture are eroding workers' cognitive skills, urging a shift to performance-based pay and improved training to address rapid declines with age.
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South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance will launch a Government Bond Market Advisory Committee in Q1 2026, aiming to strengthen market oversight ahead of the nation’s WGBI inclusion and amid rising bond issuance.
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The Korea Development Institute (KDI) reports that ultra-short-hour workers in South Korea have surged by over 1 million in 12 years, urging a review of the weekly holiday allowance system to address rising labor market distortions and employer cost burdens.
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South Korea's construction investment remains mired in a prolonged slump, with no clear signs of recovery for next year as stricter lending rules and weak real estate markets continue to weigh on the sector.
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South Korea's KDI warns that the current Net Capital Ratio (NCR) creates a false sense of soundness for large securities firms, urging stricter, risk-sensitive regulation as leverage and systemic risk surge.
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South Korea’s CDS premium remains stable in the low 20bp range despite a sharp rise in the won-dollar exchange rate, signaling robust external soundness and positive market sentiment, with analysts citing strong fundamentals and supply-demand factors as key drivers.
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The Bank of Korea maintains its dovish stance on rate cuts, while the Korea Development Institute unexpectedly turns hawkish, signaling the end of the easing cycle and raising its 2025 growth forecast to 1.8%, highlighting a rare policy role reversal between the two institutions.
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South Korean government bond yields fell as foreign investors led net buying in 3-year KTB futures, reversing recent weakness and prompting a search for fair value levels.
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South Korea’s push to extend the retirement age to 65 is fueling concerns over youth employment, with studies showing that for every additional elderly worker, up to 1.5 fewer young people are hired, highlighting the need for phased implementation and labor market reforms.
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South Korea’s KDI upgraded its economic outlook, citing a moderate recovery led by consumption amid easing retail sluggishness, even as construction investment remains weak and export growth slows.
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The Chungcheong Region Metropolitan Express Railway (CTX) project, connecting Daejeon, Sejong, and Cheongju International Airport, has passed a key feasibility review, paving the way for a 5.1 trillion won ($3.8 billion) investment and potential construction start as early as 2028.
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South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol highlighted the vital role of national research institutes in driving the country's economic transformation, emphasizing AI and innovation as key growth engines during a workshop with NRC-affiliated institute heads.
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South Korea’s Finance Ministry defended the ongoing impact of its consumption coupon program, citing continued retail sales growth in eligible sectors through August despite a headline decline, and expects third-quarter retail sales to turn positive for the first time in 14 quarters.
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South Korean government and academia call for aggressive public fiscal investment in AI infrastructure, data, and talent to boost global competitiveness amid weak private sector funding.
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South Korea’s KDI finds that raising the PF equity ratio to 20% could cut pre-sale risk by 13 percentage points and reduce total project costs by over 7%.
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South Korea's 10-year Treasury futures surged to a half-big rise on September 9, driven by robust foreign net buying, as easing money market pressures and positive economic signals from KDI supported bullish sentiment in the bond market.
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South Korea’s government bond yields fell on September 8, with long-term rates dropping more sharply and the yield curve flattening, as foreign investors increased net purchases of 10-year Treasury futures amid global bond market strength.
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South Korea’s KDI urges a sweeping reform of the wholesale electricity pricing system as renewables’ share surges, warning that current structures hinder investment and risk grid stability.
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Former IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld says South Korea’s fiscal expansion can boost growth if focused on productivity, but warns of risks from aging, real estate, and ongoing won depreciation.
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