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Korea Report - November, 2012.

 

Topics.

 

©÷ Presidential candidates, Park and Moon, registered as official candidates in knife-edge race.

©÷ SKorea, China and Japan declared the kickoff of the official negotiations for a trilateral FTA.

©÷ SKorea ranked second among OECD economies in R&D investment.

©÷ Korea welcomed the 10 millionth visitor of the year on 21st.

©÷ Psy continues to take the world by storm.

©÷ SKorea¡¯s sovereign rating surged the most among members of the OECD in the past 5 years.

©÷ Nation¡¯s major think tanks/brokerages expect Korean economy to grow average of 3.2% next year.

©÷ SKorea posted current account surplus for ninth straight month in Oct as exports gained ground.

©÷ Lone Star Funds filed investor-state dispute arbitration claims against Korean government.

©÷ SKorea¡¯s total debt neared the KW3,000 tril ($2.75 tril) mark in the second quarter.

©÷ Korea¡¯s national brand value was worth $1.6 tril, ranking ninth among 39 countries worldwide.

©÷ Samsung will sell 61.5 mil units of smartphones in 4Q.

©÷ HMC completed its vehicle assembly lines on 4 continents.

©÷ Exchange rate of KWon against USDollar has been strengthened to 1082.

©÷ SKorea's consumer prices grew to 1.6% on year in Nov at the slowest pace in 3 months.

©÷ 1,053 vessels of a cumulative 48.9 mil dwt, the largest volume in history, sold for scrap.

©÷ Major yards issued overall KW4.227 tril of corporate bonds this year to ease liquidity difficulties.

©÷ 5 Korean electric power companies invited owners for a total of 9 x 150K bulker newbuildings.

©÷ Congratulatory Remark.

 

 

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