SEOUL : South Korea's finance minister and central bank chief agreed on Monday to boost policy coordination in fighting inflation and financial markets instability, which they cited as the biggest current risks facing the economy.
Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong also agreed that the downside risk to growth in Asia's fourth-largest economy has also increased, a joint statement from the two organisations added. The country's two most powerful economic policymakers held their first one-on-one meeting on Monday after taking office this month and in a follow-up to their attendance at a meeting on Friday hosted by President Yoon Suk-yeol.Source: Reuters
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