The South Korean government has this morning suspended another five insolvent merchant banks, in line with its pledge to the International Monetary Fund to put the country's troubled banking sector in order.
The suspension is included in a package of market stabilisation plans to be announced by the Ministry of Finance and Economy later today. Seoul suspended nine troubled merchant banks on December 2.
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