Bank of Korea

▣ 3-year Treasury bond yields fluctuated within a narrow range as downward factors, such as concerns about an economic slowdown, clashed with upward factors, including the potential expansion of Treasury bond issuance and perceptions of overvaluation. ▣ The KOSPI rose substan...

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

- The kickoff ceremony will be held on Friday, the 14th, at 11 AM in Seoul.- Institutionalized in 2023, the initiative supports educational exchange between Korean schools and those in UN Sending States.

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea held the second Korea-Mongolia Rare Metals Cooperation Joint Committee (“Committee”) meeting today in Seoul to boost bilateral cooperation for rare metals supply chains. The Committee is ...

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- The two sides discussed the timing of an ROK-EU Security and Defense Dialogue and ways to expand cooperation. -1. On March 11, Director-General for International Security Youn Jong Kwon held a meeting with Benedikta von Seherr-Thoss, Managing Director for Peace, Security and De...

Mar 12,2025

Statistics Korea

[Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.119 million persons in February, which grew 161 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 63.7% in February, up 0.1%p ...

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Environment

▷ Third session of the ‘Climate Strategy Meeting’ held with climate insurance expertsThe Ministry of Environment (Minister Kim Wansup) announced that it will hold the third climate strategy meeting on March 12 at the S Tower (located in Jongno-gu, Seoul) to discuss the role ...

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Statistics Korea released report on the 'Economically active population survey' on March 12, 2025. The economically active population marked 29.119 million persons in February, which grew 161 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year. Please refer to the attached PDF.

Mar 12,2025

Financial Services Commission

In February 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW4.3 trillion (preliminary), shifting back up from the drop of KRW0.9 trillion in the previous month. (By Type)  Home mortgage loans increased KRW5.0 trillion, growing ...

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Environment

▷ Holding the 1st regular seminar on the topic of “Ways to contribute to carbon neutrality in water resource management”The Presidential Water Commission (Civilian Chairperson Bae Deok-hyo) will hold the ‘1st Regular Seminar 2025’ on the theme of ‘Ways to Contribute to Carbo...

Mar 12,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister for Trade, Industry and Energy Dukgeun Ahn of the Republic of Korea held a videoconference meeting with Australia’s Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell today, during which they exchanged views on the global trade environment and agreed to closely cooperate on se...

Mar 11,2025