South Korea’s Hyun Pledges Economic Growth Measures Within Days

South Korea’s president Park Geun Hye appointed Hyun Oh Seok as finance minister, paving the way for stimulus measures within days to boost growth in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy.

“We need to use all possible policy measures to speed the economic recovery,” Hyun, 62, said in an e-mailed speech after his appointment. “We need to come up with measures to revitalize the economy in March,” he said, adding that policy makers need to gain the people’s trust.