[Bank of Korea Governor: Further Appreciation of the Korean Won is Beneficial to the Economy, Restrictive Policy to be Maintained] According to a report by Jinse Finance, on October 13, Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong stated that further appreciation of the Korean won would be beneficial and noted that since the Bank of Korea shifted to tightening monetary policy, the significant appreciation of the won has enhanced household purchasing power. Speaking on Tuesday during a dialogue with Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, he said that the Bank of Korea will maintain a restrictive monetary policy stance until it is confident that inflation can return to target levels in a timely manner. Rhee Chang-yong also mentioned that the strengthening of the won shifts economic growth momentum more toward the domestic economy, helping to alleviate what he referred to as the development gap in the 'K-shaped economy.' Currently, factors such as inflation, exchange rates, and financial stability all point in the same policy direction, making the policy trade-offs faced by the Bank of Korea easier than usual.