South Korea cuts its growth forecast

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The government of South Korea cut unexpectedly the growth forecast citing the fall in exports. The Asia's fourth-largest economy is projected to grow by 3.8% this year and by 3.7% next year, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. Analysts predicted the growth to expand by 4.5% for 2011 and 2012. Korea exports growth are likely to fall to 7.4% in the next year as compared to 20% this year.