[Economy 365]
Due to the severe low fertility rate and aging population, it is expected that in 50 years, nearly half of Korea will become the oldest country in the world.
The National Statistical Office predicted that the proportion of the population aged 65 and over in Korea's total population will increase by 28.9 percentage points from 17.5% this year to 46.4% in 2070.
This is the highest level among 236 countries surveyed worldwide.
The proportion of the working-age population in 2070 is 46.1%, a decrease of 24.9 percentage points from now.
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The Housing Finance Corporation announced that the number of visitors to the site recorded about 347,000 within 20 days of initiating the advance notice of the safe conversion loan.
The Safe Conversion Loan is a product that converts variable and mixed interest rate mortgage loans received from the first and second financial institutions into long-term, fixed-rate policy mortgages of the Korea Housing Finance Corporation.
The loan interest rate is applied from 3.8% to 4% per annum, and 3.7% to 3.9% per annum for low-income youth.
The pre-information site where you can check the qualifications and methods of applying for a secure conversion loan was opened on the 17th of last month, and this application and reception will start on the 15th.
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The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that it will issue an additional KRW 3 billion worth of 'Korea Fisheries Daejeon Gift Certificates' for four days from yesterday (5th) to the day after in order to revitalize traditional markets and stabilize seafood prices in celebration of the Chuseok holiday.
This gift certificate can be purchased at a 20% discount on the 'Beple Zero Pay' mobile app and used at over 700 markets and 13,000 stores nationwide.