Economic News Briefing
1. 2017 budget approved at the National Assembly 2. Government to frontload 68% of budget in first half of 2017 3. Korea grows 0.6% in Q3 (preliminary) 4. External debt rises to US $400.4 bn in Q3 5. Economy picks up in 2018 according to the OECD 6. Daily transactions in won-yuan direct trading market average US $2 bn 7. Korea tops ICT Development Index for second consecutive year * For further details, please refer to the attached file
Dec 2016