S. Korea posts 5th-largest current account surplus in Jan: BOK

South Korea recorded its fifth-largest monthly current account surplus in January, driven by a semiconductor upcycle and strong exports, central bank data showed Friday. The current account surplus totaled $13.26 billion in January, down from $18.7 billion in December, according to the Bank of Korea. Compared with the same month a year earlier, however, the figure surged 397.4 percent, marking the fifth-largest monthly surplus on record. South Korea has recorded a current account surplus every m

By The Korea Herald