Resident Representative Office in Korea

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Press Statements (보도자료)

Meral Karasulu—Press Statement on the occasion of the IMF Korea Office Closure, September 3, 2008
IMF 한국사무소 폐쇄에 즈음하여 (in Korean)

Press Statement: The announcement on the IMF Korea Office Closure in September 2008

2008 Article IV Consultation Press Statement, June 24, 2008
2008 년 한국 연례협의 결과 보도자료, June 24, 2008 (in Korean)

2007 Article IV Consultation Press Statement, June 13, 2007
2007 IMF 연례 협의 결과 보도자료, June 13, 2007 (in Korean)

IMF Warns Of Fraudulent E-Mails and Financial Scams Misusing Its Name Press Release No. 06/154, July 14, 2006

Press Statement: IMF Staff Visit, November 2-10, 2006
(in Korean)

2006 Article IV Consultation Press Statement, June 9, 2006

2006 IMF 연례 협의 결과 보도자료, June 9, 2006
(in Korean)

2005 Staff Visit Press Statement, November 17, 2005

2005 IMF 정례 반기 협의 결과 보도자료, November 17, 2005
(in Korean)

MD Rodrigo De Rato's statement during his Visit to Korea, September 7, 2005

2005 Staff Visit Press Statement, June 7, 2005

2005 IMF 정례 반기 협의 결과 보도자료, June 7, 2005
(in Korean)

2004 Article IV Consultation Press statement, October 28, 2004

2004 IMF 연례 협의 결과 보도자료, October 28, 2004
(in Korean)

2004 Article IV Concluding Statement, October 28, 2004

2004 IMF 연례협의 결과 발표 자료, October 28, 2004
(in Korean)

IMF Managing Director Horst Köhler's Statement During His Visit to Korea, February 26, 2004

2003 Article IV Consultation Press Statement, November 18, 2003

Opening Statement by Kenneth H. Kang at Press Briefing at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, October 20, 2003

IMF Country Reports on Korea (IMF 한국보고서)

Staff Report 2007—IMF Country Report No. 07/344, October 11, 2007

Selected Issues 2007—IMF Country Report No. 07/345, October 11, 2007

Staff Report 2006—IMF Country Report No. 06/380, October 24, 2006

Selected Issues 2006—IMF Country Report No. 04/381,  October 24, 2006

Staff Report 2004—IMF Country Report No. 05/49, February 11, 2005

Selected Issues 2003—IMF Country Report No. 04/45,  February 25, 2004

Staff Report 2003—IMF Country Report No. 04/44,  February 25, 2004

Articles, Speeches, and Presentations (기타자료)

Meral Karasulu—The rise in Korea’s Short-Term External Debt and what it means, Op-Ed, Korea Herald, June 16, 2008

Takatoshi Kato—Interview, Yonhap News, June 15, 2008 IMF 부총재 "한국, 물가안정에 초점 맞춰야", 연합 (in Korean)

Meral Karasulu- Interview, Maekyung Economy, April 30, 2008, 한국 경제 잠재성장률 높여야, 매경ECONOMY (in Korean)

Meral Karasulu- Interview, Hankyung Business, April 28, 2008, '떠나도 조언자 역할 충실히 할 것', 한경비즈니스 (in Korean)

Meral Karasulu—Interview, "Heart to Heart” program of Arirang TV [www.arirang.co.kr]; Please Note: Log-in required to view the interview, February 4, 2008

Meral Karasulu—Korea: Long Term Challenges, lecture at Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business, January 24, 2008

Meral Karasulu—Interview, Yonhap Infomax, November 27, 2007, 원화 환율, 실효환율 보면 크게 절상안돼, 연합인포맥스 (in Korean)

Meral Karasulu—Will the financial 'Big Bang' of Korea happen?, presentation at Funds World Korea 2007, November 27, 2007

Meral Karasulu—The Korean Economy: Forecast for 2008, presentation at EUCCK Annual Seminar, November 8, 2007

Meral Karasulu—Interview, Korea Plus, November 1, 2007
외환위기 극복 10년 메랄 카라술루 IMF 주한대표 인터뷰, 놀랄 정도 빨리 회복 글로벌 강국으로 거듭나, 코리아플러스 (in Korean)

Jerald Schiff & Meral Karasulu—Korea: Addressing the Challenges of an Aging Society, Op-Ed, Chosun Ilbo (in Korean), October 12, 2007

Meral Karasulu—Korea: Economic Outlook and Risks, lecture at UK's Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS) Group, October 11, 2007

Meral Karasulu—Interview, The World Today of EBS Plus III TV [www.ebs.co.kr]; Please Note: Log-in required to view the interview, June 17, 2007

David Burton—Emerging Asia: Thriving in the Global Financial System, Op-Ed, DongA, April 18, 2007
(Also available in Korean)

Meral Karasulu—What's Necessary for Korea's Next Big Bang?, Op-Ed, Korea Times, March 14, 2007

David Burton—Interview (in Korean), Maeil Business Newspaper, February 25, 2007

David Burton—Interview, Yonhap Infomax, October 16, 2006

The Challenges ahead for Asia, A Commentary by David Burton, Bangkok Post, September 22, 2006

Kenneth Kang—Interview, Yonhap Infomax, August 21, 2006
케네스 강 -- <케네스 강 IMF 서울사무소장 이임 인터뷰 전문>, 금융감독당국의 기능 업그레이드 필요<케네스 강 IMF 소장>, 연합인포맥스 (in Korean)

Kenneth Kang—Globalization in Asia: Preserving the Benefits, presentation given at Penn-Kyung Hee Summer Program, July 6, 2006

David Burton, Wanda Tseng, and Kenneth Kang—Asia's Winds of Change, Finance and Development, June 2006

Kenneth Kang—The Role of the IMF in Globalization, Special Lecture given at the Yonsei University, May 18, 2006

David Coe—Global Economy on Growth Track, Korea Times, February 28, 2006

Kenneth Kang—Unfinished Agenda for Reforms, Further Financial, Corporate Restructuring to Strengthen Investor Confidence, Korea Times, January 30, 2006

Kenneth Kang—South Korea Needs Further Reforms of Small firms, Interview with Reuters, January 19, 2006

Kenneth Kang—Outlook and Reform for Korean Economy in 2006, Korea Policy Review, January 2006

Kenneth Kang—The Outlook for the Korean Economy, presentation at the EUCCK Korean Economy Forecast Seminar, November 24, 2005

Kenneth Kang—Globalization and Korea: The Agenda for Reform, presentation at the 2005 FKI Jeju Summer Forum, July 29, 2005

Kang, Kenneth—Outlook for the Korean Economy, K-TV Webcast, October 28, 2004.

Reform Agenda Unfinished, Article by Kenneth H. Kang, Korea Herald, August 17, 2004

Kenneth Kang—Interview with KBS Radio Program "Live Broadcasting Today," June 11, 2004

Kenneth Kang—Korea is Still Viewed as Being Optimistic, Interview with Korea Economic Daily, May 6, 2004
케네스 강 -- "구조개혁과 조화된 성장정책 빈곤퇴치에 도움", 한국경제신문, May 6, 2004 (in Korean)

Agenda for 2nd Round of Reform, Korea Times, February 19, 2004

Kenneth Kang—Interview with Seoul National University Paper, February 9, 2004

Korea: Economic Outlook and Reforms for 2004, Article by Kenneth H. Kang, Securities Quarterly, Spring Issue, 2004 of the Korea Securities Dealers Association

The Rise of Foreign Investment in Korea and the Role of the IMF in Korea, Interview with The Herald Business, February 4, 2004
케네스 강 -- 'NEAN 2004' 패널로 참석한 케네스 강, 헤럴드경제 (in Korean)

Korean-American to Head IMF Seoul Office, Chosun Ilbo, July 22, 2003