S. Korea Cuts 2015 Growth Outlook to 3.1 pct

SEJONG, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea lowered its 2015 economic growth outlook to 3.1 percent Thursday, citing slumping exports and the negative impact of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak on Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The revised estimate represents a drop from the 3.8 percent gain predicted late last year and is lower [...]