South Korean policymakers to watch US AI and trade policy after midterms
South Korea's top financial officials said they will closely follow possible US changes on artificial intelligence and trade after the midterm elections. The outcome could affect the South Korean economy.
South Korea's key financial policymakers said on Thursday that they will closely watch possible changes in US policy on artificial intelligence (AI) and trade. They want to understand what such changes could mean for the South Korean economy.
Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il talked through the matters with Shin Hyun-song, governor of the Bank of Korea, Lee Eog-weon, who chairs the Financial Services Commission, and Lee Chan-jin, who heads the Financial Supervisory Service.
The talks followed a large win by the US Democratic Party in the midterm elections held this week.
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- Lee Hyoung-il, Finance Minister
- Shin Hyun-song, Bank of Korea governor
- Lee Eog-weon, Financial Services Commission chairman
- Lee Chan-jin, Financial Supervisory Service governor
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