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Travel-alert Levels Adjusted for Parts of the Central A...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Dec 31, 2012
1. In view of the worsening security situation in the Central African Republic due to the occupation of its northeastern region by anti-government forces, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea has decided to upgrade the travel-alert level for Bangui, the country’s capital...
Industrial activity, November 2012
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 31, 2012
Statistics Korea released their report on industrial activity for November, 2012 on December 28th. The index of all industry production in November increased by 1.1 percent month-on-month and 1.8 percent year-on-year.For the full report, please refer to the attached PDF.Governmen...
Analysis of industrial activity in November
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 31, 2012
Mining and manufacturing, service industry production, retail Sales all rise month-on-month According to industrial activity in November, major indicators such as mining and manufacturing, service industry production and retail sales all improved compared with the previous month....
Ministerial meeting on prices (December 28)
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 31, 2012
Ministerial meeting on prices (December 28) At this week's Ministerial Meeting on Prices held on December 28, ways to stabilize the agricultural product supply and curb a rise in education-related prices and personal service prices were the main topics of discussion. During the m...
Consumer price index, December 2012
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 31, 2012
Statistics Korea released their report of the consumer prices in December 2012 on December 31, 2012. The consumer price index in 2012 was 106.3 (2010 = 100), up 2.2 percent from the previous year. The consumer price index was 106.7 (2010 = 100) in December 2012. The index increas...
Consumer prices analysis, December 2012
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 31, 2012
Consumer price increase stays in the 1 percent range in December 2012 OverviewConsumer prices rose 1.4 percent year-on-year and 0.2 percent month-on-month in December 2012. In 2012, consumer prices increased 2.2 percent, which is the lowest increase since 2006. * Consumer price i...
Korea releases middle to long-term policy tasks
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 28, 2012
I. The Importance of Planning for the Future The global economy is entering a new era that must grapple with changing structural and long-term factors, such as low growth, an aging population, climate change, and energy supply and demand uncertainty. Long-term growth is uncertain...
National assets as of 2011
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 28, 2012
Total national assets were around 8,319 trillion won (nominal value) as of 2011, an increase of 439 trillion won (5.6%) from 7,880 trillion won in 2010. The increase was largely due to tangible fixed assets and land, which increased by 183 trillion won and 176 trillion won, respe...
2013 key economic policies
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 28, 2012
The General Policy Coordination Division released the 2013 Key Economic Policies on December 27th. The report contains five main chapters: 1) Economic Policies, Responses and Evaluations, 2) Economic Conditions and Economic Outlook for 2013, 3) Key Policies for 2013, 4) Major Tas...
International tender in won
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Dec 28, 2012
Revised international tender amount in won The Ministry of Strategy and Finance posted the new international tender amount in won*, which will be applied from January 1 of 2013 to December 31 of 2014. * The WTO government procurement agreement (WTO GPA) and FTAs require that the ...