Government Holds Closed Emergency Economic Ministers' Meeting on US-Iran Conflict

Scheduled Macroeconomic and Financial Meeting

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The government will hold an emergency meeting to examine the impact of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran on the domestic market.

According to multiple officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the 6th, Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, will hold an emergency economic ministers' meeting in the afternoon to analyze the situation between the US and Iran and seek domestic response measures together with ministers from related departments.

This meeting is being held to review the psychological factors domestically, although the actual impact on crude oil supply and demand is limited.

The meeting plans to discuss domestic market fluctuations caused by negative developments from Iran, the supply status of Iranian crude oil to domestic refining companies, the potential impact on future international oil prices, and the activities of companies operating on-site.

Following the National Security Council (NSC) Standing Committee and the emergency economic ministers' meeting on the same day, the government plans to prepare for the potential impact on the Korean Peninsula and the Korean economy if the US-Iran conflict escalates into a military clash through the macroeconomic and financial meeting on the 7th.

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