SEOUL: South Korea unveiled yesterday a fresh package of measures to help beleaguered credit card firms overcome a liquidity crunch that was triggered when a corporate accounting scandal led to heavy selling of their bonds.
An official said the government had ordered swift and decisive action to head off wider financial instability at a time when Asia’s fourth largest economy is cooling rapidly.
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