S. Korea's current account surplus hits 2-yr high in October
Lee Dong-won, head of the financial statistics division at the Bank of Korea (BOK), holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 8, 2023, to announce South Korea logged a current account surplus for the sixth straight month in October to hit the largest amount in two years on the back of a trade surplus, a reduction in the service deficit and increased dividend income from overseas, in this photo released by the BOK. The country's current account surplus reached US$6.8 billion in October, widening from the surplus of $5.42 billion the previous month. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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