Volume of Foreign Exchange Transactions Hits Record High in 3rd Quarter

The volume of foreign exchange transactions between domestic banks posted a record high in the third quarter of this year (July to September). On October 17, the Bank of Korea announced a third quarter daily average foreign exchange transaction volume of 8.54 billion dollars, the largest since 1997 when related statistics began to be compiled. Here, a bank worker is arranging dollar bills at the Korea Exchange Bank`s head office at Euljiro 2 Ga, Jung-gu, Seoul. (Yonhap News)