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Business Sentiment Improves for Second Month in September

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South Korea’s business sentiment improved for the second consecutive month in September. According to the Bank of Korea on Friday, the Business Survey Index(BSI) for all industries rose zero-point-six point from a month earlier to 91-point-six in September. A reading below 100 indicates that ...

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