South Korea’s central bank chief said on Wednesday the impact of political turmoil caused by martial law on Asia’s fourth-largest economy will be limited after the parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.“If confidence is maintained that economic policy is implemented separately from the political process and the economic system functions normally, the impact of political uncertainty will be limited even though it persists for a certain period,” Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong told reporters at a meeting to explain the central bank’s inflation policy.“The local financial and foreign exchange markets, which had been significantly volatile, have recently stabilized.”South Korean shares and the won currency paused their slide after lawmakers last weekend voted to impeach Yoon over his stunning martial law decree on Dec.3.
PLEDGES TO STABILIZE ECONOMYRhee reiterated a pledge to stabilize the economy in cooperation with the government.“It is most important now for people to return to their daily lives and engage in normal economic activities,” Rhee said.“The BOK will do its utmost to stabilize the economy while working closely with the government.”The BOK decided to maintain its inflation target of 2% until the next policy review.
Consumer inflation is expected to stabilize at around the 2% target next year although it recently fell below that level, Rhee said.“We will be watching price developments closely going forward as there are many uncertainties in inflation forecasts in addition to the impeachment process,” he said.
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