S Korea defies fears of downturn with strong growth in exports

Story date: 2008-03-03 08:19:00
Added on: 2008-03-03 23:13:15

Financial Times - Economists said higher-than-expected export growth together with rising inflation would make it difficult for the Bank of Korea to cut interest rates at its meeting this week, although high oil prices and raw material costs continue to pose a threat ...


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