SEOUL -- Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol said Thursday that the South Korean economy could contract in the first quarter because of the escalating spread of the new coronavirus.
His stark warning came after the central bank surprised markets by keeping its key interest rate at 1.25%. The BOK said a rate cut will only come after it calculates the impact of the virus carefully.
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