S. Korea's financial vulnerability escalates in Q2

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's financial vulnerability escalated in the second quarter due to higher credit in the private sector, central bank data showed Thursday.

The financial vulnerability index (FVI), which gauges financial imbalance in the medium and long term, rose to 31.5 in the April-June quarter from 30.0 in the prior quarter, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said in its financial stability report.<