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Bank of Korea (BOK) to Make First Base Rate Decision of Next Year on January 14

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2026-10-29 15:58:04
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2026-10-29 15:58:04
Hyun Song Shin, governor of the Bank of Korea, attends a Monetary Policy Board meeting on monetary policy direction at the Bank of Korea in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 22nd. News 1

[Financial News]  The Bank of Korea will hold its first Monetary Policy Board meeting on monetary policy direction next year on January 14 and decide the base rate.
On the 29th, the BOK released the schedule for the 12 Monetary Policy Board meetings to be held next year.
The monetary policy decision meetings, at which the base rate is set, will be held eight times. They are scheduled for January 14, February 25, April 9, May 27, July 15, August 26, October 15 and November 25.
Financial stability meetings, which do not involve a base rate decision, will be held on March 25, June 23, September 23 and December 23.

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