[Profile] Seo Young-kyung, New Candidate for BOK Monetary Policy Committee Member

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunbyeol Kim] Four new candidates for the Financial Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Korea, which will lead the rapidly changing economy due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), have been announced.

On the 16th, the Bank of Korea announced that former Ambassador to the United States Yoonje Cho, Youngkyung Seo, Director of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), and Sangyoung Joo, Professor of Economics at Konkuk University, were recommended as new committee members. Current Monetary Policy Committee member Seungbeom Ko was recommended for reappointment. The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee, which determines the base interest rate, consists of seven members, and the terms of four members will expire on the 20th.

Below is the profile of Director Seo, who was nominated as a candidate for the Monetary Policy Committee by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

▲ Changmun Girls' High School

▲ Seoul National University, Department of Economics

▲ Graduate School of The George Washington University, USA (Master's and Ph.D. in Economics)

▲ Head of International Economics Research Division, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea

▲ Head of International Research Team, International Department, Bank of Korea

▲ Head of Financial Market Department, Bank of Korea

▲ Deputy Governor, Bank of Korea

▲ Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Korea University

▲ Member, Northern Economic Cooperation Committee

▲ Director, Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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