S.Korea Cuts Policy Rate to All-Time Low of 1.75 pct

Date: 15 March 2015 - 21:24

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SEOUL (Xinhua) - South Korea’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to an all-time low of 1.75 percent.
It was the first time that the country’s policy rate fell below 2 percent. Bank of Korea (BOK) lowered the seven-day repurchase rate by 25 basis points each in August and October last year to a record low of 2 percent.
The 2-percent interest rate was maintained when the 2008 global financial crisis hit the global economy, including South Korea.