01789cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015254 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513555676 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Republic of Korea : Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (63 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Korea's growth momentum that had been building since early 2013 has stalled. Average quarterly growth rate declined to about 0.5 percent in the last three quarters of 2014 from about 1 percent in the previous four quarters. A turning point was the April 2014 Sewol ferry accident, which had a surprisingly large and persistent impact on consumer and investor sentiment. Growth is projected to be in a range centered about 3 percent in 2015. The main external risks include slower-than-expected growth in Korea's main trading partners, the impact of a persistently weak yen on Korean export industries, and side-effects from the global financial conditions. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/130 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/130/002.2015.issue-130-en.xml IMF e-Library