Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

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<strong>State-owned banks with heavy debt exposure to receive capital injections: </strong>A KRW11tr (USD9.5bn) fund was launched by the government and the Bank of Korea on 8 June to reinforce policy banks that have lent heavily to the distressed shipping and shipbuilding sectors which are suffering from weak demand due to the current global trade slowdown.</li>
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<strong>Surprise rate cut:</strong> Facing a double whammy of tumbling exports and weak domestic consumption, the Bank of Korea slashed the benchmark interest rate by 0.25% to…</li>
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State-owned banks with heavy debt exposure to receive capital injections: A KRW11tr (USD9.5bn) fund was launched by the government and the Bank of Korea on 8 June to reinforce policy banks that have lent heavily to the distressed shipping and shipbuilding sectors which are suffering from weak demand due to the current global trade slowdown.

Surprise rate cut: Facing a double whammy of tumbling exports and weak domestic consumption, the Bank of Korea slashed the benchmark interest rate by 0.25% to…


South Korea: Concerted Policy Action to Aid Troubled Economy