Bank of Korea
Interest Rates (May 2025)
□ In May 2025, the average interest rate on new deposits was 2.63%, down 8 basis points from the previous month.
― The average interest rate on outstanding amounts of deposits as of end-May was 2.23%, down 4 basis points from the previous month.
□ In May 2025, the average...
Jun 30,2025
Statistics Korea
The Index of Services in May 2025
□ In May, the Index of Services went down by 0.1% month-on-month owing to the drop in 'Information and communication‘ and 'Transportation and storage' in spite of the rise in 'Financial and insurance activities’.
❍ In May, the Index of Services grew by 1.0% year-...
Jun 30,2025
Statistics Korea
Monthly Industrial Statistics, May 2025
1. Production Trend
□ The Index of All industry production in May decreased by 1.1 percent from the previous month.
□ The Index of All industry production in May decreased by 0.8 percent from the same period of the previous year.
□ The Manufacturing Production Index in May...
Jun 30,2025
Ministry of Science and ICT
“Proprietary AI Foundation Model” Project Enters Full‑Scale Launch
- Public–private collaboration to develop a globally influential Korean AI foundation model
- Up to five elite teams will be selected, aiming for ≥95% performance against leading global models- Comprehensive support (GPU resources, data, talent) for up to three years pe...
Jun 27,2025
Ministry of Unification
ROKG position on flood prevention measures along the Imjin River
ROKG position on flood prevention measures along the Imjin River
June 27, 2025
The Lee Jae Myung administration firmly recognizes that protecting
the lives and safety of our people is the most fundamental duty of the state.
Prior notice from the North regarding dam discharge...
Jun 27,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea Trade Commission holds 461st meeting
The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the 461st KTC meeting today at the Government Complex Sejong for deliberation and resolution on anti-dumping investigations.
Regarding the investigations initiated last September o...
Jun 26,2025
Bank of Korea
Business Survey and Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) for June 2025
□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for June 2025 was 90.2, down 0.5 points from the previous month, and that for the outlook for the following month also fell by 0.1 points to 89.4.
― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for June 2025 was 94.4...
Jun 26,2025