SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank on Thursday slashed its 2015 economic growth forecast for the second time this year and predicted annual inflation would drop below the 1.0 percent mark.

The monthly monetary meeting of the Bank of Korea (BOK) also left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for April, following a surprise 25 basis point reduction the previous month.

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