{
  "id": 2140293,
  "title": "Senior official appointed as BOK's No. 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/senior-official-appointed-as-boks-no-2-2140293",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260820/senior-official-appointed-as-boks-no-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bank of Korea (BOK) has appointed Senior Official Kwon Min-soo as the central bank's No. 2 official, the Bank of Korea announced on Thursday. Kwon, who has been a deputy governor in charge of international finance and cooperation, has been named the BOK's senior deputy governor for a three-year term ending on August 20, 2029. The president of the BOK appoints the senior deputy governor at the recommendation of the governor. Upon his appointment, Kwon will join the bank's committee responsible for setting benchmark interest rates, beginning with a rate-setting meeting scheduled for next Thursday. Kwon is an international finance expert who has spent most of his career at the BOK's reserve management group, its international affairs department, and the New York office.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Senior official appointed as BOK's No. 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/senior-official-appointed-as-boks-no-2-2142143",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:32:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}