Exceeding Stock Holding Limit... Jo Yoon-je, Monetary Policy Committee Member, May Miss First Base Rate Decision

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Eunbyeol] Jo Yoonje, the newly appointed member of the Financial Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of Korea, is unlikely to participate in the upcoming base interest rate decision meeting for the first time since his appointment. This is because Jo is undergoing a duty-related review by the Ministry of Personnel Management due to his stock holdings exceeding the stock limit set by the Public Officials Ethics Act.

According to the Bank of Korea on the 27th, the Monetary Policy Committee plans to decide on Jo's disqualification before the plenary session on the 28th. Jo, who was appointed as a monetary policy committee member on the 21st of last month, has reportedly disposed of stocks deemed related to his financial duties but still holds shares in three non-financial small and medium-sized enterprises.

According to the Public Officials Ethics Act, individuals subject to asset disclosure must sell stocks exceeding 30 million KRW within one month or place them in a blind trust and report the action to the registration authority. To be exempted from this obligation, one must undergo a duty-related review by the Blind Trust Review Committee.

Jo has currently requested a duty-related review of his stock holdings from the Ministry of Personnel Management's Blind Trust Review Committee and is awaiting the results.

The Monetary Policy Committee intends to decide on Jo's disqualification after reviewing the related matters. However, it is known that there has been no precedent of disqualification within the Monetary Policy Committee so far.

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