SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s household credit soared in the second quarter of the year amid high interest rates as home purchases gathered steam, central bank data showed Tuesday. Outstanding household credit reached 1,862.8 trillion won (US$1.38 trillion) at the end of June, up 9.5 trillion won from three months earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s household credit shrank at the sharpest pace in 13 years in the fourth quarter of 2022 amid high interest rates driven by the central bank’s monetary tightening to bring down inflation, data showed Tuesday. Outstanding household loans reached 1,867.0 trillion won (US$1.44 trillion) at the end of [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s household debt grew at the slowest pace in one year in the first quarter, central bank data showed Wednesday, amid a sharp decline in spending apparently caused by the new coronavirus outbreak that is expected to hurt the whole economy. Outstanding household credit came to 1,611.3 trillion [...]