Tue, 21-Oct-2025

S.Korean financiers pick household debt, inflation as biggest financial risk

SEOUL — South Korean financiers picked massive household debt and high inflation as the biggest financial risk, a central bank survey showed Wednesday. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK) survey, the highest number of respondents selected the high household debt and the inflation, caused by the global supply disruption, as the biggest risk facing … Read more

S.Korea’s institutional investment in foreign securities hit record high in Q3

SEOUL — South Korea’s institutional investment in foreign securities hit a record high in the third quarter, central bank data showed Monday. The outstanding foreign securities, owned by local institutional investors including asset managers, brokerages and insurers, reached a new high of 385.59 billion U.S. dollars at the end of September, according to the Bank … Read more