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South Korean economy slows
(BBC News)
March 20, 2001
South Korea's economy contracted during the last three months of 2000 for the first time in more than two years.
A sharp dip during the fourth quarter hit annual figures, leaving growth for last year at 8.8%, down from a rate of 10.9% in 1999, according to the central Bank of Korea (BoK).
The quarter-on-quarter contraction of 0.4% was the first since the ...... Read more on BBC News
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