SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank kept interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight meeting on Friday, although pressure to ease monetary policy is growing as global trade pressures drag on the export-reliant economy.
The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board voted to hold the benchmark interest rate at 1.75%, as expected by 20 of 21 economists in a Reuters poll.
Governor Lee Ju-yeol is due to hold a news conference starting at 0220 GMT.