Korea continues to buck region's trend

By Peter Irving, CEO of Atlantis Investment Management Korea will continue to generate growth internally and is geared to a recovery in the external environment via its exposure to chip, auto and electronics industries. Within the Asia-Pacific region, the Korean economy continues to show growth, while many of the other economies in Asia are already in recession. The government has cut interest rates this year and the budget is more than capable of providing further impetus to the economy. Inflation has been easing since the middle of the second quarter last year, with the November f...