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Korea’s president on the way out, but crisis to persist

It now appears only a matter of time until President Park Geun-hye is forced out of office. But even once she is gone, it will be a while before the political situation returns to anything like normal. With the crisis already taking a toll on the economy, we are cutting our GDP growth and interest rate forecasts for next year.

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