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South Korea’s National Debt Expected to Reach 60% of GDP by 2030

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Seoul, April 12 (IANS) South Korea’s national debt is projected to approach 60 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, government data showed on Sunday, with the pace of increase widely expected to accelerate amid slowing growth and growing fiscal burdens.The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 49 percent last year, up 3 percentage points from a year earlier, according to the national settlement report from the finance ministry, reports Yonhap news agency.The increase marks the la…