<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ministry of Strategy and Finance 보도자료 - 뉴스와이어]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/?md=A10&amp;act=article&amp;no=5615></link><description><![CDATA[Ministry of Strategy and Finance 보도자료 - 뉴스와이어 RSS 서비스]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:39:54 +0900</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright (c) 2004~2026 Korea Newswire All rights reserved</copyright><language>ko-KR</language><item><title><![CDATA[Korea&#039;s foreign exchange reserves can repay foreign debt]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=363678</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The Ministry of Strategy and Finance on Oct. 5 said that Korea's foreign debt to be repaid is approximately US$268 billion, which the country can handle without difficulty, considering that most of the debt is long-term and can be covered by the government's current level of foreign reserves.  Deputy Minister of Finance for International Affairs...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:30:00 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korea&#039;s overseas investment jumps on increased energy projects]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=352506</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said in a report Wednesday (Aug. 6) that Korea's overseas investment jumped 42.8 percent during the first half of this year on increased investment by large conglomerates in energy development projects.   According to the report by the ministry, Korean firms invested a total of $14.72 billion during the Janua...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:21:36 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov’t to create 2 tril. won fund to help local builders]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=345889</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Friday (July 4) that it will create a 2 trillion won ($1.9 billion) fund in cooperation with the private sector to help local builders win large-sized overseas construction orders.  Details such as how to form the fund and which constructors will benefit will be determined by the end of this year, the mi...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:14:18 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment up 1.3% in December 2007]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=313680</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Employment  Total employment in December stood at 23.257 million, registering a gain of 268,000, or 1.2 percent year-on-year. Seasonally adjusted employment went up 23,000 on-month to 23.539 million. The employment rate remained the same from the previous month at 59.1 percent.  Unemployment  Unemployment declined 6.1 percent, or 48,000, from a ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:07:30 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outward FDI Posted $15.1 Billion during the First Nine Months of 2007]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=296093</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Outward foreign direct investment (declaration basis) during the first nine months of 2007 rose 19.7 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, totaling US$15.1 billion. However, the growth rate has moderated from the previous year.  The overall rise of outward foreign direct investment was helped by the ¡°Measures to Boost Corpor...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:44:17 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korea to expand tax benefits for foreign-invested companies]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=275370</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--In a free economic zone committee meeting, presided over by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Kwon O kyu, the government decided to extend its tax exemption period on some foreign-invested companies in the country's free economic zones to five years from the current three years aimed at attracting more foreign investment....]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:15:23 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment up 1.1% in July 2007]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=275032</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Employment up 1.1% in July 2007 ( August 16, 2007 )  Employment  Total employment in July stood at 23.750 million, registering a gain of 303,000 or 1.3 percent, year-on-year. Seasonally adjusted employment increased on-month 17,000, pointing to 23.458million. The employment rate is up 0.2 percentage point to 60.6 percent.  Unemployment   Unemplo...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:01:30 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moody‘s Places South Korea’s Ratings on Review for Upgrade]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=265860</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Moody's Investors Service has placed South Korea's government ratings on review for possible upgrade in light of continued fiscal prudence, favorable macroeconomic prospects, and the possibility of a more predictable containment of geopolitical risks in view of unfolding developments concerning steps being taken toward the implementation of six-...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:49:33 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Green Book Overview]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=240672</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The recent economic indicators became volatile due to seasonal factors such as effects from the Lunar New Year's falling in February this year as opposed to January last year.   February industrial output remained almost unchanged, posting a 0.5 percent growth from the previous month or a 0.4 percent fall year-on-year. The steadiness was attribu...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:07:41 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic Compensation Measures in Light of the Conclusion of KORUS FTA]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=239084</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Domestic Compensation Measures in Light of the Conclusion of KORUS FTA   April 2, 2007, Korea   Delivered by Okyu Kwon  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy   On behalf of  Ministry of Finance and Economy  Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry  Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries  Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Ene...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:28:20 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Household income up 7.7% & expenditure up 7.6% in Q4 of 2006]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=225401</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The average monthly income of nationwide households amounted to 3,168 thousand won per household in the fourth quarter of 2006, up 7.7 percent year on year. The real income rose by 5.4 percent from the same quarter last year.  The average monthly consumption expenditure amounted to 2,183 thousand won, an increase of 7.6 percent, or 5.3 percent r...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:40:22 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic policy direction for 2007]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=223202</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Economic policy direction for 2007  I. Domestic and external economic conditions in 2007  External economic conditions  (1) The world economy is projected to continue a strong growth over than the average growth in the past decade. However, it is expected to moderate slightly from 2006.  The US economy is forecasted to contract slightly and expa...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:11:18 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OECD expects Korea to grow 4.4% in 2007]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=208497</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Korea's output growth is expected to ease from 5% in 2006 to around 4.5 per cent in 2007-08 as a result of less buoyant domestic demand, according to the Economic Outlook of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released on November 28, 2006.   When it comes to the outlook of major economies, the US output growth has s...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:17:02 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Service activity in september up 6.0% year-on-year]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=200011</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Service production in September posted an on-year increase of 6.0 percent. The September year-on-year growth accelerated due to the shift of Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holidays from September last year to October this year. The expansion was led by real estate and lease, wholesale and retail sales, transportation and business services. Ot...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:16:30 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Household income & expenditure in Q2 of 2006 up 4.8% & 4.5%]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=175876</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The average monthly income per household amounted to 2.989 million won in the second quarter of 2006, up 4.8 percent year on year. The real income rose by 2.4 percent from the same quarter last year.  The average monthly consumption expenditure reached 2.0283 million won, an increase of 4.5 percent, or a 2.1 percent rise in real income. The non-...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:50:42 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public funds operations as of June 2006]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=172844</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The government recouped 79.6 trillion won of 168.3 trillion won in public funds which were offered for restructuring in the financial sector from November 1997 to April this year. As of the end of June, the collection rate rose 0.4 percentage point to 47.3 percent from 46.9 percent in the previous month. It stood at 42.6 percent in 2004 and 45.3...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:29:22 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean Treasury Bond (KTB) Market: H1 review and H2 policy direction]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=168885</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The major policy achievements in the first half of FY 2006 are summarized as follows:  Extend the benchmark yield curve through the issuance of 20-year Korean Treasury Bond (KTB);  Introduce STRIPS (Separate Trading of Registered Interest and  Principal of Securities) that mitigates the risk associated with holding  long-term debt instruments;  ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:39:30 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF Mission Press Statement on Article IV Discussions in Korea]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=159454</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--An IMF mission led by Joshua Felman, Assistant Director in the Asia-Pacific Department, visited Seoul during May 25-June 8 to hold Article IV consultation discussions. The mission met with a wide range of people, from the private sector as well as the government, to discuss the immediate economic outlook and the policies needed to promote long-t...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:44:23 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Production, consumption & investment on the rise in April]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=156220</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Industrial Activity in April: Production, consumption and investment on the increase  April industrial activity points to a general increase trend in production, consumption and investment. Industrial activity is expected to continue the trend, albeit high oil prices and volatile foreign exchange.  1. Industrial production  Industrial production...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 16:29:46 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public fund operations as of April 2006]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=156218</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The government recouped 78.6 trillion won of 168.3 trillion won in public funds which were offered for restructuring in the financial sector from November 1997 to April this year. As of the end of April, the collection rate rose 0.9 percentage point to 46.7 percent from 45.8 percent in the previous month. It stood at 42.6 percent in 2004 and 45....]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 16:28:51 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q1 2006 Household income/expenditure analysis]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=150481</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The income disparity between the richest 20 percent of urban employees and the poorest 20 percent slightly narrowed in Q1 2006 in Korea.  The average income of the richest 20 percent urban employees was 5.80 times higher than that of the poorest 20 percent in Q1 2006. The figure was 5.87 in the same period last year.  The improvement was feasibl...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 13:53:43 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenbook overview]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=149695</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The Korean economy has maintained a solid recovery pace with its domestic demand and exports keeping a balance, and posted a growth pace almost in tandem with its potential.  Private consumption registered an unwavering growth trend with household debt restructuring nearing the end and household incomes improving helped by employment growth. In ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 16:02:11 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More guided information on some tax issues]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=148137</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--The alleged media reports that the Korean National Tax Service (NTS) has launched tax audits into foreign companies operating in Korea are groundless and hapless.  NTS's activities and measures, collectively put as &quot;tax audit&quot; in the reports, are just conventional and normal operational activities of the NTS as tax authorities of any c...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 13:51:51 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech by Minister for trade on the Korea-US FTA talks]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=143585</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Hyun Chong Kim, Minister for trade, delivered a key note speech on the Korea-US FTA at a joint conference by MOFAT and MOFE held in Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club on April 17.  * * *  It is a great pleasure for me to meet with you today. Thank you for offering me this opportunity to speak with you about the Korea-US free trade agreement whic...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:35:00 +0900</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Korean Government&#039;s Financial Hub Strategy]]></title><link>https://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=141940</link><description><![CDATA[Seoul--(뉴스와이어)--Vice Minister of Finance and Economy Kwon Tae-shin attended the 'Financial Centres Summit' held by the Financial Times Asian on April 12, 2006, and delivered a keynote speech titled &quot;the Korean Government's Financial Hub Strategy.&quot;   * Please refer to the attached above for a full text.   -----------------------------------------------...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:25:04 +0900</pubDate></item></channel></rss>