Policy Issues

Number Subject Publisher Date
838 Authorities Introduce Measures to Strengthen Household Debt Management Centered on Seoul Metropolita NEW The Financial Services Commission held a meeting on household debt on June 27 with officials from related government ministries, industry groups, and housing loan and guarantee institutions. Financial Services Commission 2025.07.04
837 Consumer Price Index in June 2025 NEW ¡à The Consumer Price Index was 116.31(2020=100) in June 2025. The index remained unchanged from the preceding month and rose 2.2 percent from the same month of the previous year. Statistics Korea 2025.07.04
836 Internal Migration in May 2025   ¡à The number of internal migrants was 473 thousand persons in May 2025, which fell by 4.9 year-on-year. Statistics Korea 2025.06.26
835 2025 Korea Fintech Week to be Held on Nov 26-28 Focusing on Potential of AI and Personalization of F   The Financial Services Commission announced that the 2025 Korea Fintech Week is scheduled to be held for three days from November 26 to 28 at aT Center in Seoul. Financial Services Commission 2025.06.19
834 Household Loans, May 2025   In May 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors rose KRW6.0 trillion (preliminary), growing at a faster pace compared with the previous month (up KRW5.3 trillion). Financial Services Commission 2025.06.12
833 Economically Active Population Survey in May 2025   [Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 30.012 million persons in May, which grew 213 thousand persons or 0.7 year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.6 in May, up 0.2p year-on-year Statistics Korea 2025.06.12
832 Consumer Price Index in May 2025   ¡à The Consumer Price Index was 116.27(2020=100) in May 2025. The index decreased 0.1 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.9 percent from the same month of the previous year. Statistics Korea 2025.06.05
831 KoFIU Unveils H2 2024 Survey Result on Virtual Asset Service Providers   The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) conducted a survey on 25 registered virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to assess the current state of the domestic virtual asset market and keep relevant statistics up to date. Financial Services Commission 2025.05.22
830 Household Loans, April 2025   In April 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors rose KRW5.3 trillion (preliminary), growing at a faster pace compared with the previous month (up KRW0.7 trillion). Financial Services Commission 2025.05.15
829 Economically Active Population Survey in April 2025   [Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.741 million persons in April, which grew 163 thousand persons or 0.6 year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.1 in April, up 0.1p year-on-year Statistics Korea 2025.05.15