Current account surplus to continue in 2009: minister

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account surplus will amount to
around $1 billion in November and widen further in the following month, with the
surplus expected to continue into 2009, Finance Minister Kang Man-soo said
Friday.

The current account surplus reached $4.91 billion last month, compared with a
deficit of $1.35 billion the previous month, the central bank said in a recent
report. The monthly surplus is the biggest since 1980 when the central bank began
to compile related data.
kokobj@yna.co.kr
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