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The Latest: SKorean economy shrinks for 1st time in 22 years

| March 5, 2021 12:03 AM

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s central bank says the country’s economy shrank for the first time in 22 years in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic destroyed service industry jobs and depressed consumer spending.

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