具允哲（ク・ユンチョル）財務相は金曜日、中東危機にもかかわらず韓国経済は引き続き堅調なファンダメンタルズを維持していると述べた。また、不透明感が解消されるまで政府は緊急体制を維持すると約束した。
具財務相は、ソウル政府庁舎で開かれた経済関連閣僚会議を主宰した際にこのように述べた。同相は、3月の経常収支が過去最大の373億3000万ドルを記録したというデータを示した。4月の輸出額も2カ月連続で800億ドルを上回っている。
「中東戦争による危機の中でも、韓国経済は堅調なファンダメンタルズを維持している」と具氏は述べた。その一方で、原油価格の上昇やサプライチェーンの混乱が続いていることから、経済的負担は増大していると指摘した。
政府は燃料製品の価格上限を3回連続で据え置いた。これにより、現在の価格上限は今後2週間維持されることになる。具氏は、あらゆる不透明感が解消されるまで、政府がしっかりと経済の舵取りを行っていくと付け加えた。
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Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Friday the government is taking extra vigilance over recent volatility in the foreign exchange market.
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said Monday that temporary price caps on fuel products will remain in place for some time due to instability in the Middle East.
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South Korea's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Thursday that volatility in financial and foreign exchange markets has "somewhat eased" following a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The statement came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a suspension of strikes on Iran, which led South Korean stocks to surge nearly 7 percent on Wednesday and the Korean won to strengthen sharply against the U.S. dollar. The government pledged to remain vigilant in maintaining macroeconomic stability.
South Korea's government is prioritizing the stable supply of health care products, daily necessities, and key raw materials like naphtha amid shortage concerns from the Middle East crisis. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol emphasized this during an economy ministers' meeting on Friday. The government designated seven basic petrochemical products as crisis items on Wednesday.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) kept its 2026 growth forecast for South Korea unchanged at 1.9 percent despite the Middle East crisis. The institution raised its inflation outlook for this year by 0.7 percentage point to 2.5 percent, citing rising global oil prices. The Ministry of Economy and Finance said strong exports and effects from a supplementary budget kept the growth outlook steady.
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday instructed officials to take prompt action to stabilize consumer prices amid ongoing pressures from the Middle East conflict.
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Statistics Korea reported on May 29 that industrial output fell 0.6 percent in April from March, with retail sales and facility investment also dropping 3.6 percent each.