Ministry of SMEs and Startups

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        March 7, 2025                                      MSS Expresses Strong Commi...

Mar 07,2025

Statistics Korea

□ The Consumer Price Index was 116.08(2020=100) in February 2025. The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 112.29 in February 2025. The index increased 0....

Mar 06,2025

Bank of Korea

□ Korea's official foreign reserves as of the end of February 2025 amounted to 409.2 billion dollars. ㅇ Korea’s official foreign reserves consisted of securities valued at 357.4 billion dollars (87.3%), deposits of 28.0 billion dollars (6.8%), SDRs of 14.8 billion dolla...

Mar 06,2025

Ministry of Economy and Finance

The consumer price index (CPI) in February 2025 rose by 2.0% compared to the same month of the previous year (2.2% in January 2025) as the upward trend in petroleum product prices slowed. Core inflation, which reflects the underlying trend by excluding volatile food and energy pr...

Mar 06,2025

Financial Services Commission

Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission traveled to Cambodia and the Philippines between March 3 and 7 in an effort to promote financial cooperation with these countries and support overseas expansion of K-Finance. Visit to Phnom Penh, Cambodia Vi...

Mar 06,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The First Meeting of the APEC 2025 Policy Partnership on Food Security Discussed Cooperation for Food Security Sejong, 6 March 2025 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) held the first meeting of the APEC 2025 Policy Partnership on Food Secu...

Mar 06,2025

Ministry of Economy and Finance

The Consumer Price Index was 116.08(2020=100) in February 2025.  The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. Please refer to the attached pdf for the full report.

Mar 06,2025

Ministry of Environment

▷ Agreement to hold a commemorative ceremony for the OECD ‘ASEAN+3 Plastic Outlook’ in line with hosting the World Environment Day in Korea▷ Promotion of technological support cooperation with UNESCO to enhance water security in developing countries, including flood for...

Mar 06,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

After U.S. President Donald Trump stated in his address to a joint session of Congress on March 4 (local time) that Korea’s average tariff rate is four times higher than that of the U.S., multiple media outlets reported on the comment. Under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade A...

Mar 05,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea and Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) held the second Korea-Spain Industrial Technology Cooperation Joint Committee (“Joint Committee”) meeting today in Ma...

Mar 05,2025