1st LD Writethru: S. Korea keeps interest rates at record low
Xinhua, February 17, 2015 Adjust font size:
South Korea's central bank on Tuesday held its policy rate at a record low of 2 percent for four straight months.
Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol and six other policy board members decided to hold the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate at 2 percent.
Despite uncertainties at home and abroad, the BOK was widely expected to freeze the rate as the bank lowered it in August and October in 2014. Endi