Bank of Korea
Monetary and Liquidity Aggregates (April 2025)
1. During April 2025, Narrow Money (M1, seasonally adjusted, period-average) decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous month.
2. Broad Money (M2, seasonally adjusted, period-average) increased by 0.2%.
3. Liquidity of Financial Institutions (Lf, seasonally adjusted, peri...
Jun 16,2025
Ministry of Science and ICT
Reannouncement of the National AI Computing Center Project
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter referred to as “MSIT”) announced that it will reissue the public call for the National AI Computing Center Project from Monday, June 2 to Friday, June 13. The reannouncement is an extension of the init...
Jun 13,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s ICT exports climb 9.6% in May
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced today that Korea’s exports and imports of information and communications technology (ICT) goods for the month of May 2025 advanced 9.6 percent and 0.5 percent year-on-yea...
Jun 12,2025
Statistics Korea
Economically Active Population Survey in May 2025
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 30.012 million persons in May, which grew 213 thousand persons or 0.7% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.6% in May, up 0.2%p year-on-ye...
Jun 11,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea Trade Commission holds Seoul International Forum on Trade Remedies 2025
The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the Seoul International Forum on Trade Remedies 2025 (“Seoul Forum 2025”) today at COEX in Seoul.
Now in its 23rd year since the initial launch in 2001, Seoul Forum is ...
Jun 10,2025
Bank of Korea
Industrial Loans of Depository Corporations during Q1 2025
□ Depository corporations increased their industrial lending by 17.3 trillion won in the first quarter of 2025.
o By purpose, lending for working capital increased by 9.5 trillion won, and loans for facilities investment expanded by 7.8 trillion won.
o Loans extended by dep...
Jun 10,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Seoul Food 2025 kicks off at record scale
Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced that the Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition 2025 (Seoul Food 2025) is held from June 10–13 at the Korea International Exhibition Center (...
Jun 10,2025
Bank of Korea
Balance of Payments during April 2025 (preliminary)
□ During April 2025, the Korean current account registered a surplus of 5.70 billion dollars.
□ Looking at the financial account, net assets increased by 4.51 billion dollars during April 2025.
※ Please refer to the attached files.
Jun 10,2025