영국 financial times 10월 23일자 기사中...
리포트: 한국 20007 : 축하해야할 많은 성과들.
1.10년전 완전 거덜났던 한국이 지금은 아시아에서 3번째로 큰 건강하고 강한 경제를 이루게 되었다.
2. 삼성, 엘쥐, 현대등 글로벌 리더그룹을 가진나라
3. 2500억불의 외환보유고를 가진나라
4. 코스피 2000돌파
5. 원화의 강세에도 불구하고 수출강세 유지
6. 미국과의 FTA, 유럽과도 진행중
7. 경제적인 성과이외에도 노무현 대통령의 엄청난 노력으로 한국정치를 깨끗하고 더욱더 투명하고
부패가 적게 만들었다. (President Roh Moo-hyun has made great efforts to clean up Korean politics, making it more transparent and less corrupt)
8. 북핵실험을 한지 1년도 안되는 사이에 사태를 멈추기 위한 대단히 좋은 진전
9. 노무현대통령의 놀랍도록 실용적인(surprisingly pragmatic agreement) 북한과의 협정 체결
10. 한류열풍
FT REPORT - SOUTH KOREA 2007: Many achievements to celebrate
By Anna Fifield in Seoul, Financial Times
Published: Oct 23, 2007
Just 10 years ago, South Korea was in the throes of the most tumultuous financial crisis in
its history. The currency went into freefall, banks and industrial companies began collapsing, and Koreans lined up to donate their gold jewellery to try to refill the country's coffers.
Now, Korea is a strong, healthy economy - Asia's third largest. Its brands such as Samsung, LG and Hyundai, on-ce synonymous with copycat manufacturing and inferior quality, have emerged as global leaders.
The country has more than $250bn in foreign currency reserves, the benchmark Kospi stock index keeps setting new highs above the 2,000 mark, exports remain strong despite the
strong won, and cash-rich companies are beginning to look abroad for acquisition opportunities. Seoul has forged a bilateral trade agreement with the US and a similar pact
with the European Union is under negotiation.
There have been other advances too. The country is about to hold its fifth democratic presidential election, after five years in which President Roh Moo-hyun has made great
efforts to clean up Korean politics, making it more transparent and less corrupt.
On the geopolitical front, remarkably good progress is being made on the North Korean nuclear crisis just on-e year after its first atomic test, and Mr Roh this year forged a surprisingly pragmatic agreement during the second inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang
earlier this month.
The Hallyu Korean wave of popular culture has rippled out further from its hit success in
Asia. Most notably, Jeon Do-yeon, the star of the Korean film Secret Sunshine, won the
best actress award at the Cannes film festival this year
Global Competitiveness Index 2007-2008
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| United States |
1 |
5.67 |
| Switzerland |
2 |
5.62 |
| Denmark |
3 |
5.55 |
| Sweden |
4 |
5.54 |
| Germany |
5 |
5.51 |
| Finland |
6 |
5.49 |
| Singapore |
7 |
5.45 |
| Japan |
8 |
5.43 |
| United Kingdom |
9 |
5.41 |
| Netherlands |
10 |
5.40 |
| Korea, Rep. |
11 |
5.40 |
| Hong Kong SAR |
12 |
5.37 |
| Canada |
13 |
5.34 |
| Taiwan, China |
14 |
5.25 |
| Austria |
15 |
5.23 |
| Norway |
16 |
5.20 |
| Israel |
17 |
5.20 |
| France |
18 |
5.18 |
| Australia |
19 |
5.17 |
| Belgium |
20 |
5.10 |
| Malaysia |
21 |
5.10 |
| Ireland |
22 |
5.03 |
| Iceland |
23 |
5.02 |
| New Zealand |
24 |
4.98 |
| Luxembourg |
25 |
4.88 |
| Chile |
26 |
4.77 |
| Estonia |
27 |
4.74 |
| Thailand |
28 |
4.70 |
| Spain |
29 |
4.66 |
| Kuwait |
30 |
