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KDI 경제교육·정보센터

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January 2018 Vol.40 No.1

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Green Book

News Briefing

Green Book

Policy Issue

Statistics

Two Measures to Promote ‘Growth through Innovation’

Economic News Briefing

Statistical Appendices

Economic Trends

The Green Book: Current Economic Trends

Overview The Korean economy continues to recover as exports have been strong. Production, consumption and facility investment improved due to a low base effect. The economy added 253,000 jobs year-on-year in December. Manufacturing and construction led the increase, while service job growth slowed down. Consumer price inflation in December rose 0.2 percentage points from the previous month (up 1.3% up 1.5%, y-o-y) as the electricity rate cut in December 2016 no longer affected the index. Consumer prices rose 1.9 percent over 2017. Mining and manufacturing production rose 0.2 percent in...

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Green Book

Green Book Title

Green Book

Policy Issue

Two Measures to Promote ‘Growth through Innovation’

Two Measures to Promote Growth through Innovation The government has announced measures to support its growth through innovation initiative: measures to improve the KOSDAQ market to stimulate venture capital and plans to raise 10 trillion won worth of venture capital funds by 2020. Tax Enforcement Decree Revision The government announced a revision to a total of 17 tax enforcement decrees, including ones to help create jobs, improve income and broaden the tax base. * For further details, please refer to the attached file

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News Briefing

Economic News Briefing

1. 2018 work report: supporting growth through innovation 2. Korea and US start FTA amendment talks 3. Exports up 15.8% in 2017 4. Inbound FDI hits record high in 2017 5. BOK forecasts 3.0% growth for 2018 6. Global economy to grow 3.1% in 2018, according to WB * For further details, please refer to the attached file

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News Briefing

Statistical Appendices(종간)