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Korea’s debt binge to weigh on growth

The sharp rise in Korea’s private sector debt over the past decade has raised concerns about financial stability. While there are good reasons to believe that a crisis is not in the offing, Korea will face some repercussions from its credit binge. The upshot is that growth is set to slow.

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