S. Korea continues to face economic uncertainty over Covid-19, says govt report

A currency trader passes by monitors showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Inde, and foreign exchange rate at the foreign exchange dealing room of a KB Kookmin Bank branch in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan 14, 2021. - AP

SEOUL, Jan 15 (Xinhua): South Korea continued to face economic uncertainty over the Covid-19 resurgence here, a government report said on Friday.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance said in its monthly economic assessment report, called Green Book, that the economy was recently faced with a continued uncertainty from the weakened domestic demand and employment, caused by the Covid-19 resurgence and the tightened social-distancing rules.