// 2009. 03.25. The Korea times
'Korean Economy to Rebound From 2nd Half'
South Korea's economy may begin to make a rebound in the second half of this year, the head of a state-run think tank said Wednesday, adding it is currently "accumulating energy" before staging a turnaround.
"Our economy will attempt to rebound starting in the second half, at least in terms of indicators," Hyun Oh-seok, the head of the Korea Development Institute (KDI), was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency. "A full-swing recovery may start sometime in the first half of next year."
Hyun, appointed to lead the think tank Monday, said that the economy is now consolidating its bottom to "accumulate energy" for a rebound.
His comments come as South Korea's economy is feared to fall into the first recession in more than a decade. The government earlier predicted that the economy, Asia's fourth-largest, will contract 2 percent with around 200,000 jobs to be lost this year.
On Tuesday, the government proposed a 28.9-trillion won ($20.7 billion) extra budget aimed at creating jobs and reviving the economy. It predicts the additional spending alone could lead to a 1.5-percentage point hike in gross domestic product and 550,000 new jobs.
"Fiscal spending will result in creating jobs, which will in turn increase purchasing power and stimulate overall domestic demand," Hyun said. "Massive fiscal spending measures, including the latest extra budget, could reverse the downturn and send the growth rate into positive terrain this year."
Brushing off concerns over worsening fiscal soundness, Hyun called for more fiscal spending measures. He stressed that timing and careful coordination in implementing such measures will be crucial to achieving earlier-than-expected plus economic growth.
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매일 매일 3시간씩 공부하면 10년이면 10000시간이 된다고 한다.
하루 3시간이 쌓여서 10000시간이 되면, 어떤 분야인들, 전문가가 되지 않겠는가?
"아웃라이어" 라는 책에서, 이 원칙이 소개 됐다.
하루 3시간 별것 아닌거 같지만, 참 지키기 어려운 시간인거 같다.
그래도 매일 매일 노력해야지 별 수 없지 않은가... ^^;;
다들 경제가 어렵다고들한다.
예전 토론프로그램에서 자주 문의 드렸던, KDI 에서는
언제나 민간연구소에서 보다 더 낙관적인 경제 전망을 내어놓고는 했다.
그때 당시에는 참... 못마땅했었는데,
지금 생각해보니, 그럴 수 밖에 없다는 생각이 든다. 그리고 고맙다는 생각까지도...
언젠가 바닥을 치고 올라 온다고 하면, 그것을 기대하면서 하루하루 열심히 살아야지...
별 수가 없지 않은가??!! 좀 더 일찍 올거라고 희망하는 수 밖에...
남들은 아니라 말할지 몰라도, 우리는 좀 긍정적이면 안 되는가?
야구처럼... !! ^_______^V
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