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The Bank of Korea slashed its key policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point earlier this month to 2.75 percent, its second rate cut this year. Governor Kim Choong-soo said policymakers decided to lower borrowing costs to lift economic growth. The bank also cut its forecast of South Korea's growth this year to 2.4 percent from 3.0 percent.
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