S.Korea's money supply growth slows in June

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's money supply growth slowed down in June owing to higher interest rates, central bank data showed Thursday.

The seasonally-adjusted M2, or broad money, amounted to 3,709.3 trillion won (2.84 trillion U.S. dollars) in June, up 8.8 percent from a year earlier, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).

It was lower than a 9.3-percent increase in the previous month amid the