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Protesters cerebrate the Constitutional Court's decision to remove South Korean president Park Guen-hye from office. The impeachment has left South Korea leaderless and its economic in a state of uncertainty. Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun

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South Korea’s post-impeachment blues color the economy uncertain

by Gary Kleiman March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

South Korean shares have continued double-digit gains on the Morgan Stanley Capital Index in the wake of the Constitutional Court’s endorsement of president Park Guen-hye’s impeachment on corruption charges. The ouster paves the way for fresh elections, despite ambiguous economic signals and a proliferation of diplomatic and trade disputes. A leadership vacuum will be in […]