Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Shin Hyun-song will depart on the 18th to attend the Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and central bank governors meeting. It marks the first time that a BOK governor has attended the gathering.
According to the Bank of Korea on the 17th, Shin will participate in the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, which runs through the 20th.
Korea is attending as an invited country, alongside Brazil, India and Kenya.
The meeting is expected to address topics including a slowdown in global economic growth, inflation trends and heightened financial market volatility. Discussions on "global imbalances" — surrounding the United States' large fiscal deficit and current account surpluses in some countries — are also cited as one of the key issues.
