South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivers a special address during an online meeting of the 2021 World Economic Forum, Jan 27, 2021. -YONHAP / AFP
SEOUL (The Straits Times/ANN): South Korean President Moon Jae-in has voiced hopes for his country to become one of the world's top 10 economies this year, saying that economic growth is expected to rebound to pre-Covid-19 levels by the first half of the year.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda on Wednesday (Jan 27), he said South Korea managed to minimise economic damage due to the pandemic last year and achieved the highest growth rate among members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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