In 2023, the current account surplus stood at 1.5% of GDP ... is likely to fuel imports of intermediate and capital goods, which may exert downward pressure on the current account balance ...
Preliminary data on the global current account balance, the broadest measure of cross-border trade, revealed that Korea posted a surplus of $12.26 billion in June, the BOK said.
Japan reported a ¥8.97 trillion ($57.5 billion) current-account surplus in the third quarter, but this was outweighed by direct and portfolio investment outflows. The nation’s currency rallied ...