Foreign exchange reserve statistics released by the Bank of Korea on May 8 showed that as of the end of April, the size of South Korea's foreign exchange reserves was 404.67 billion US dollars, a decrease of 4.99 billion US dollars from the end of the previous month, the lowest level since April 2020 and the largest monthly margin since April 2024. The Bank of Korea said that foreign exchange swap transactions with the Korean Pension Fund are one of the factors leading to a decrease in foreign exchange reserves. The deal aims to temporarily reduce the dollar demand in the foreign exchange market.

Zhitongcaijing · 05/08 00:09
Foreign exchange reserve statistics released by the Bank of Korea on May 8 showed that as of the end of April, the size of South Korea's foreign exchange reserves was 404.67 billion US dollars, a decrease of 4.99 billion US dollars from the end of the previous month, the lowest level since April 2020 and the largest monthly margin since April 2024. The Bank of Korea said that foreign exchange swap transactions with the Korean Pension Fund are one of the factors leading to a decrease in foreign exchange reserves. The deal aims to temporarily reduce the dollar demand in the foreign exchange market.