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S. Korea to Triple EDCF Loans for Digital, Green Energy Sectors by 2025

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to nearly triple its lower-interest loans for the digital and green energy projects sought after by emerging countries by 2025, the finance ministry said Monday. The country will increase the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) in the digital and green energy fields to US$1.4 billion in [...]

S. Korea to Provide US$200,000 aid to Flood-Hit Nepal

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will provide $200,000 worth of humanitarian aid to Nepal, which was hit hard by recent heavy rains and floods, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The heavy rains that started late last week and the resulting floods and mudslides in Nepal have killed more than 130 people so [...]