BOK holds key rate steady to shore up weak currency
Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong presides over a Monetary Policy Committee meeting at the central bank in Seoul on April 17, 2025. The central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, despite sluggish growth, in an effort to stabilize the local currency amid uncertainties regarding the United States' sweeping tariff scheme. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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