Economics

South Korea’s Economy Ends Bad Year With Unexpected Growth Spurt

  • Government spending props up economy through weak patch
  • Improved tech investment offers hope of further improvement
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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South Korea’s economy finished its slowest year of growth since the global financial crisis with a spurt that suggests the worst may be over for the Asian bellwether of global tech trade.