S. Korea's potential growth to slide near 1.5% in 2027: OECD

South Korea's potential growth rate is set to fall closer to 1.5 percent next year, reflecting a deepening structural slowdown in Asia's fourth-largest economy, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's latest data on Sunday. The country's potential output growth rate is projected to slip to 1.71 percent in 2026 from 1.92 percent in 2025, before sliding further to 1.57 percent in 2027, the OECD said. Potential output refers to the maximum level of goods and service

By The Korea Herald