Shin Hyun-song clears Assembly hurdle to take BOK helm

The National Assembly on Monday adopted the confirmation hearing report for Bank of Korea governor nominee Shin Hyun-song, clearing the way for his appointment after days of delay. Shin, former head of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements, was nominated in March to succeed outgoing Gov. Rhee Chang-yong, whose term ended the same day. The National Assembly’s Strategy and Finance Committee approved the report during a plenary session through a bipartisan a

By The Korea Herald