In December 2024, Korea entered a super-aged society, with the share of the population aged 65 and over exceeding 20 percent. As the country moves decisively into an era of a demographic onus characterized b...

The Korean economy is facing structural challenges characterized by a slowdown in total factor productivity (TFP) growth and a persistent decline in its potential growth rate. As population aging deepens and the marginal productivity of capital decli...

Stock market volatility has increased substantially in recent months. The volatility of daily returns on the KOSPI index reached 3.6% in th...

Recently, strengthening capital market–based financing for innovative SMEs has become an important policy issue in Korea. Despite the development of the domestic securities industry around capital-based investment banking, its role in SME finan...