{
  "id": 2142143,
  "title": "Senior official appointed as BOK's No. 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/senior-official-appointed-as-boks-no-2-2142143",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:32:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260820/senior-official-appointed-as-boks-no-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Bank of Korea (BOK) has appointed Kwon Min-soo, a deputy governor, as the central bank's No. 2 official, the bank announced on Thursday. Kwon, who previously served as deputy governor in charge of international finance and cooperation, has been named senior deputy governor for a three-year term ending on Aug. 20, 2029. The president appoints the senior deputy governor at the recommendation of the governor, and upon his appointment, Kwon will join the bank's committee responsible for setting benchmark interest rates. 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-2-2140293",
        "published": "2026-08-20T13:22:03.000Z"
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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."
}