SOUTH-KOREAN ECONOMIC-RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA

The paper examines the changing relationship between political and eco nomic factors that have influenced economic relations between the Repu blic of South Korea and Russia from 1992 through Korea's financial cri sis in late 1997. Also presented is a historical account of evolving p olitical interaction and bilateral trade between South Korea and the S oviet Union. Much of the trade and investment data is derived from sta tistical reports furnished by the Bank of Korea and the Korean Foreign Trade Association. Selected data on Korean investments in Russia are tabulated by sector and corporate origin, with special attention devot ed to trade and projects involving the Russian Far East.