Korea’s National Debt Surpasses US$1 Trillion Mark

SEJONG, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s national debt surpassed the 1,200 trillion won (US$1.08 trillion) mark in 2014 due to increased fiscal spending for the economic recovery and a rise in pension payments for government employees and service members, a government report showed Friday. Gross national debt, including appropriations for pension payments, stood at [...]