Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song is giving an inauguration speech at the inauguration ceremony held at the Bank of Korea annex in Jung-gu, Seoul on April 21. Yonhap News The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee will decide whether to adjust the base interest rate at the monetary policy direction meeting on the morning of the 16th. According to Yonhap News, Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song has hinted at raising the base interest rate several times. At a press conference right after the Monetary Policy Committee last May, “We decided that it was necessary to raise the base interest rate at an appropriate time.”