Finance minister to daily convene emergency economic meeting

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok speaks during a meeting with financial policymakers in Seoul, Dec. 12. Yonhap

Korea's top economic policymaker will hold daily emergency meetings with top economic and financial officials following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the finance ministry said Saturday.

Choi Sang-mok will host the first of such meetings Sunday afternoon involving economy-related ministers, according to a ministry spokesperson.

The meeting will be immediately followed by a separate meeting that will be attended by the Bank of Korea governor and the heads of the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service. (Yonhap)