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Projected % Change
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2009
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2010
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Real GDP
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-1
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3.6
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Consumer Prices
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2.6
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2.5
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Source: World Economic Outlook (October 2009)
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Republic of Korea and the IMF
Updated November 12, 2009
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The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on August 07, 2009. The Republic of Korea is a subscriber to the Special Data Dissemination Standard. Listed below are items related to the Republic of Korea, in reverse chronological order (you can also view items by category).
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 | November 04, 2002 -- IMF Survey:
Euro area prospects; Geithner on financial crises; Köhler visits Maghreb; IMF congratulates Brazil's President-Elect; developments in exchange rate regimes; lessons from Korean crisis; FDI in Mekong Delta; and microfinance institutions. PDF File Size: 673Kb
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 | October 24, 2002 -- Press Briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director, IMF External Relations Department
We are presently in very intensive and detailed discussions with the authorities. As you know, a team of senior Argentine authorities--officials led by Mr. Nielsen-- was in Washington until recently, and we have maintained close contact with them and the authorities since their return.
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 | September 29, 2002 -- Statement by the Hon. Yun-churl Jeon, Governor of the IMF and the World Bank for Korea, at the Joint Annual Discussion of the Boards of Governors of the IMF and World Bank, September 29, 2002
PDF File Size: 129Kb
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 | September 28, 2002 -- Statement by The Hon. Peter Costello, M.P., Treasurer of Australia, to the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2002
The International Monetary and Financial Committee statement on behalf of Australia, Kiribati, Korea (Republic of), Marshall Islands (Republic of the), Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, New Zealand, Palau (Republic of), Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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 | September 19, 2002 -- Korean Crisis and Recovery
Author/Editor: Coe, David T. | Kim, Se-Jik
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 | August 29, 2002 -- Transcript of a Press Briefing By Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations Department, IMF
This is another of our regular press briefings, although it is our first briefing since August 1st. We'll be moving back to a two-week schedule at this point now that the Executive Board recess has ended.
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 | June 17, 2002 -- The Role of Fiscal Policy in Crisis Situations -- Response to Point de vue de Joseph E. Stiglitz, "L'actualité de Keynes," By Flemming Larsen, Director, IMF Office in Europe
Published in Les Echos
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 | April 20, 2002 -- IMFC Statement by Senator The Hon. Ian Campbell Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer of Australia, April 20, 2002
The International Monetary and Financial Committee statement on behalf of the constituency comprising Australia, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
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 | April 18, 2002 -- Transcript of the World Economic Outlook Press Conference, by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, IMF
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 | February 12, 2002 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes 2001 Article IV Consultation with Korea
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment.
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 | February 12, 2002 -- Good Corporate Governance is Mere Common Sense - A Letter to the Editor By Thomas C. Dawson
Published in the Business Times
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 | February 12, 2002 -- Republic of Korea: Selected Issues
Series: Country Report No. 02/20
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 | February 01, 2002 -- International Capital Crunches: The Time-Varying Role of Informational Asymmetries
Author/Editor: Mody, Ashoka | Taylor, Mark P. Series: Working Paper No. 02/43
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 | February 01, 2002 -- The Output Decline in Asian Crisis Countries: Investment Aspects
Author/Editor: Greene, Joshua E. Series: Working Paper No. 02/25
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 | February 01, 2002 -- Growth and Convergence in a Two-Region Model: The Hypothetical Case of Korean Unification
Author/Editor: Funke, Michael | Strulik, Holger Series: Working Paper No. 02/26
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 | December 19, 2001 -- Transcript of an IMF Economic Forum: IMF Conditionality: How Much is Enough?
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 | December 18, 2001 -- IMF Staff Papers - December 2001 - Inflation Targeting in Korea: An Empirical Exploration By Alexander W. Hoffmaister
The revised Bank of Korea (BOK) Act states that the primary goal of monetary policy is price stability and recently monetary policy has moved toward an inflation targeting framework. This study explores some of the practical aspects that need to be considered for this move.
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 | November 17, 2001 -- Statement by The Hon. Peter Costello, Treasurer of Australia to the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Ottawa, November 17, 2001
The International Monetary and Financial Committee statement on behalf of the constituency comprising Australia, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
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 | November 01, 2001 -- Post-Crisis Exchange Rate Policy in Five Asian Countries: Filling in the "Hollow Middle"?
Author/Editor: Hernández, Leonardo | Montiel, Peter Series: Working Paper No. 01/170
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 | October 01, 2001 -- Characterizing Exchange Rate Regimes in Post-Crisis East Asia
Author/Editor: Baig, Taimur Series: Working Paper No. 01/152
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