South Korea's central bank retained its key interest rate for the seventh straight meeting and raised its inflation projections citing higher cost pressures.
The Monetary Policy Board of the Bank of Korea, governed by Rhee Chang-yong, decided to retain the key base rate at 3.50 percent.
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