News and stories from South Korea

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Stories in South Korea

Korea’s new household systemic risk buffer: capital that tracks debt-to-GDP (News · South Korea) — Alongside easier loan quotas, Seoul will force banks to hold up to an extra 1% capital if household debt-to-GDP tops 80%. Digestica explains
Korea doubles its household loan growth cap — and keeps the hard brakes on (News · South Korea) — Seoul’s FSC raised this year’s household credit growth target to 3% from 1.5%, adding about ₩30 trillion of lending room. DSR, LTV, and the