South Korea: Exports similarities + Monetary + Credit Growth

Just a few more charts on South Korea.

The most important one speaks about the impact of the weak JPY on the Korean exports.

That's a ranking on "Export Similarity Index" by the IMF, from 2008 study.

Germany is first, in a much weaker regional economy, but the regional economy is also in EUR.
And second.. SK.

And with Annual Exports accounting for 50% of GDP, I sense SK as fragile.

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