S. Korea’s Short-term Foreign Debt Ratio Hits 5 Year High in 2017
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s short-term foreign debt rose sharply last year, with its ratio to the total reaching a five year high, the finance ministry said Friday. The country’s total external debt stood at US$418.8 billion at the end of last year, up $34.7 billion from a year ago, according to [...]