Financial Services Commission
Household Loans, December 2025
Household Loans in 2025 In 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors went up KRW37.6 trillion (preliminary), growing at a slower rate compared with the end of the previous year (up 2.6 percent → up 2.3 percent). * Change (in tril...
Jan 14,2026
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Current Employment Situation (Jan.14, 2026)
1. In December 2025, the employment rate for those aged 15 and above was 61.5%, up 0.1%p from the previous year, and the employment rate for those aged 15 to 64 reached 69.6%, rising by 0.2%p year-on-year. The labor force participation rate stood at 64.1%, increasing by 0.2...
Jan 14,2026
Ministry of Economy and Finance
DPM Koo Holds Bilateral Talks with UK and Japanese Finance Ministers
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun Cheol held bilateral talks with UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves and Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki during the G7 Critical Minerals Meeting* in Washington, D.C. on January 12.
* The meeting, held to ...
Jan 13,2026
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources
Trade Minister to Engage U.S. Government, Congress, and Industry on Key Korea–U.S. Trade Issues
Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) will visit Washington, D.C., from January 11 to January 14, 2026 (U.S. local time), to meet with key stakeholders—including the Office of the United States Trade Representat...
Jan 12,2026
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources
MOTIR Minister Encourages U.S. Companies to Expand Investment in Korea
Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim held a meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM), including U.S. foreign-invested companies operating in Korea, on Friday afternoon, January 9, 2026, at the Mugunghwa Hall of the...
Jan 12,2026
Bank of Korea
Balance of Payments during November 2025 (preliminary)
□ During November 2025, the Korean current account registered a surplus of 12.24 billion dollars.
□ Looking at the financial account, net assets increased by 8.27 billion dollars during November 2025.
※ Please refer to the attached files.
Jan 09,2026
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Looking Forward to ‘Cheonghae Peak’ on the Antarctica Map
The National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT, Minister KIM Yun-duk) has announced awardees for the Antarctica Place Naming Contest (20~31 October 2025), which invited the public to propose Korean names for g...
Jan 09,2026