South Korea's central bank on Friday held its prime interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1.25 percent for November for the fifth consecutive month to prop up growth for Asia's fourth-largest economy.
The rate has been frozen since the Bank of Korea made a surprise cut in June, citing sluggish exports, weak consumption and a slow economic recovery. Exports fell 3.2 percent on-year to 41.9 billion US dollars last month.
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