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INTERVIEW: Koreas weak won reflects structural dollar imbalance, not crisis conditions

INTERVIEW: Korea's weak won reflects structural dollar imbalance, not crisis conditions

South Korea’s won has weakened past 1,470 per dollar, a level that evokes memories of past currency crises. But strong external fundamentals suggest the current situation differs sharply from previous episodes of financial turmoil, according to Jeon Kwang-woo, chairman of the World Economic Research Institute and a former head of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the National Pension Service (NPS). Despite record current account surpluses and a stock market ral

December 17, 2025
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    OPINION: A reckoning for church-state separation

    December 16, 2025
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    OPINION: In defense of Korean democracy in martial law aftermath

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    OPINION: Human cost of overnight delivery

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    OPINION: Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan, regional proximity, mutual trust and outcomes of cooperation

    December 15, 2025
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    OPINION: How to harness AI in education

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    OPINION: Rethinking economic security in age of AI

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    OPINION: When a language becomes a barrier

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    December 14, 2025
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    OPINION: Why China becomes more popular in 2025

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