South Korea Interest Rate

Lee Seong-tae, governor of the Bank of Korea, bangs the gavel to preside over a meeting to decide a benchmark call rate at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 11, 2010. South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the institution prepares for a leadership change. (AP Photo/ Lee Sang-hak, Yonhap)