South Korea’s GDP growth slightly rose 1.5%
Government mulls over new measures to reduce KRW volatility.
According to OCBC Bank, South Korea's Q4 GDP growth came in at 1.5% yoy or 0.4% qoq, slightly higher than the 0.1% qoq pace seen in Q3. Full-year 2012 GDP growth is recorded at 2.0% yoy. Meanwhile, DBS note that Finance Minister Bahk said that the authorities are mulling over plans to introduce new measures to reduce KRW volatility.