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BOK Survey Shows Concerns Emerging on US Policy Change Risk

  • Survey conducted around Nov. 5 election of Trump as president
  • South Korean officials concerned on tariff impact on exports
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A Bank of Korea survey shows US policy risks have emerged as a major concern for local financiers and experts, following the presidential election.

Roughly 56% of respondents in the BOK survey released Thursday were worried about US policy changes following the election earlier this month, in which Donald Trump won by a landslide. The concern ranked second in the list of risks for South Korea, only trailing elevated household debt.