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OVERDUE LOAN RATIO IN S.KOREAN BANKS JUMPS IN OCT.

AsiaPulse News, November, 2004

SEOUL, Nov 4 Asia Pulse - The delinquency ratio of loans in South Korea's banks surged again in October, an indication of the country's grim economic situation, financial sources said Thursday.

The ratio eased as of the end of September from the previous month, due to banks' disposal of bad loans prior to third-quarter earnings announcements in October.

Woori Bank, the No. 2 lender, saw the delinquency ratio of loans edge up to 2.65 per cent as of the end of October, up 0.36 percentage point from the end of September.

Its ratio of overdue household loans was at 2.31 per cent, up 0.43 percentage point. The ratio of overdue loans for small- and medium-sized companies was at 3.19 per cent, up 0.73 percentage point from the end of September.

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