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Rhee Changyong (Korean: 이창용; Hanja: 李昌鏞; born 16 May 1960) is a South Korean economist currently serving as the 26th Governor of the Bank of Korea from April 2022. [ 1 ] In March 2022 President Moon Jae-in tapped Rhee who had led the Asia and Pacific Department at the International Monetary Fund over 8 years for the country's top ...
The Bank of Korea was established on 12 June 1950 under the Bank of Korea Act passed of 5 May 1950, taking over assets and operations from the simultaneously liquidated Bank of Chōsen. [2] It was given a wide range of functions in relation to monetary and financial policy, banking supervision, and foreign exchange policy.
He also serves as the Alternate Governor representing South Korea on the IMF Board. [3] Lee received his BA in Business Management from Yonsei University in 1977 and MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1988. [4] He first worked at the Bank of Korea in 1977 [5] and served as Senior Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012. [6]
The announcement came after Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong held emergency meetings overnight, and ahead of the BOK's extraordinary meeting session ...
In a news conference, Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang Yong said the bank faced a difficult decision over whether to freeze the rate or lower it. But a bigger-than-expected decline in exports ...
South Korea's central bank will maintain its inflation target of 2% until the next policy review, as the era of "low-inflation" is unlikely to come in a year or two, the bank's governor said on ...
Pages in category "Governors of the Bank of Korea" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
South Korea's central bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, with Governor Lee Ju-yeol taking a cautious stance in the face of high household debt, weak inflation and tightrope-tense trade ...