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S. Korea Posts Largest Current Surplus of US$61.46 Bln in September

[Economy] : South Korea posted the largest-ever current account surplus of 61-point-46 billion U.S. dollars in September driven by an ongoing boom in semiconductor exports. Provisional data from the Bank of Korea(BOK) released Thursday shows that the figure for September surpassed the previous record of 49-point-73 ... [more...]

S. Korea Posts Largest Current Surplus of US$61.46 Bln in September

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