12/08/26 00:37:33.21 hCt8mEMC
これは韓国の英字紙、コリア・タイムスの24日付け社説
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Ticking time bomb 08-24-2012 17:23
（韓国経済の）時限爆弾
Korea teetered on the brink of bankruptcy during the Asian financial crisis
14 years ago due to the heavy debt exposure of family-run conglomerates
known as chaebol.
14年前に韓国は亜細亜金融危機の最中に財閥の抱える過剰な負債によって破産寸前
になった
Now the fourth-largest Asian economy may be facing another economic crisis,
this time because of bloated household debt.
現在の韓国はアジアで四位の経済大国であるが、あらたな危機に直面している。
今回は家計セクターの過剰な負債が問題である（略）
・・・
Most worrisome is that the Korean economy is slipping into a deep downturn ―
this year’s GDP growth is certain to fall below 3 percent. If low growth
continues in the years to come, the real estate market will remain in the
doldrums and job creation will become harder. This will make it difficult
for borrowers to earn more and pay back loans.
Against this grim backdrop, the government is doing little to address the
debt problem fundamentally. What is needed now is for the government to
force banks to reduce borrowers’ principal and interest burdens.
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＊この問題はFT始め幾つかのメディアで既に語られている事だけれど韓国紙が社説で
論じるのはちょっと興味。