From earlier: South Korea central bank leaves base rate unchanged

Highlights from the statement now this via Reuters:

  • economy to sustain growth
  • private consumption to improve gradually
  • exports to sustain buoyancy
  • to monitor coronavirus spread
  • to monitor growth, inflation
  • to monitor build-up of financial imbalances
  • to monitor policy changes abroad
  • South Korea's inflation to run above the previous forecast
  • South Korea's inflation to run at mid-2% level this yr
  • household loan growth remained high

Bolding mine. Some inflation concerns noted by the BoK.