Ministry of Health and Welfare

Korea and Brazil Commit to Expanding Health Cooperation Through New MOU - Signed in the presence of President Lee Jae Myung and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, strengthening cooperation in biohealth, digital health, and advanced therapeutics - The Ministry of He...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Shinhan Financial Group Commits KRW 10 Billion Over Three Years to the Just Give Program - More than doubles its support from KRW 4.5 billion to KRW 10 billion for 2025–2027 - The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW, Minister Jeong Eun Kyeong) announced that Shinhan ...

Feb 26,2026

Bank of Korea

▣ Korea's economic growth is projected at 2.0%, well above last year's 1.0% (Nov. '25 forecast: 1.8%). ￭ This reflects the robust semiconductor cycle and a favorable global economic backdrop, despite the impact of U.S. tariffs and sluggish construction investment. ▣ CPI i...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) and the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL, Minister Kim Young-hoon) held a meeting with the heads of foreign chambers of commerce in Korea on February 26, 2026, at KEPCO’s Southern Seoul Headquarter...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA, Minister Cho Hyun), and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister Han Seong-sook) held a joint meeting on February 25, 2026, to review entry and stay-related issu...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) announced that total sales at 26 major retailers (15 brick-and-mortar retailers and 11 online retailers) in January 2026 rose 4.4 percent year-on-year, with offline sales down 0.6 percent and online sales up 8...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) met with Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, on February 25, 2026, at the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Seoul to discuss ways to ex...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Government officials, global pharmaceutical companies, venture capital firms and biotech startups from Korea and Japan convened in Tokyo on 26 February to formalize a new framework for joint drug development and cross-border investment.   Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and...

Feb 26,2026

Bank of Korea

Monetary Policy Decision The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea decided today to leave the Base Rate unchanged at 2.50% for the intermeeting period. With inflation expected to remain stable near the target level, economic growth is projected to continue improving at a s...

Feb 26,2026

Ministry of Economy and Finance

The Ministry of Finance and Economy plans to issue Korea Treasury Bonds worth approximately 19,000 billion won in March 2026 through competitive bidding.   Auction Schedule, March 2026 (Unit: KRW billion) Name Auction Notice Auction Date Settlement Date Issue Date ...

Feb 26,2026