President Lee says, “Korea is now a world economic leader” due to large current account surplus

“A big wave of opportunity for our economy… We will increase the potential growth rate and lay the foundation for growth.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Go Dong-wook = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 25th that the Korean economy recorded a large current account surplus, saying, "Now Korea is moving beyond being a country that follows advanced countries to becoming a leading country that leads the global economic trend."

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President Lee said, “The achievements that our companies, including semiconductors, a key industry in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), have made in the global market. As U.S. President John F. Kennedy said, ‘When the tide rises, all boats float,’ a great wave of opportunity is rising in our economy as well.”

He also emphasized, “We must take advantage of this opportunity to increase industrial competitiveness and raise the potential growth rate,” and added, “What is important is to make this wave of growth a force that changes the lives of all citizens.”

He then pledged, “The vitality of the economy must lead to more investment, more jobs, better income and more leisurely living,” and “We will further strengthen the foundation for growth so that Korea’s leap forward will lead to a better tomorrow for each and every citizen.”