SEOUL: South Korea left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Friday, saying it expected economic growth would be sustained but adding there were “uncertainties” linked to Britain’s EU exit and a possible US interest rate hike.

The Bank of Korea held the seven-day repurchase rate at 1.25 percent for the third straight month in a widely expected move as its policy assesses the effects of its June cut.

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