sentences: the main details of the mpc members’ discussions concerning a change in the bank of korea base rate were as follows: although the sluggishness in domestic demand and exports were expected to last while inflation continued to run at a low level, members decided unanimously to hold the base rate at its current level for the intermeeting period, sharing the view that there was a need to keep an eye on changes in financial and economic conditions at home and abroad for a while longer, since domestic and overseas financial market instability had eased somewhat of late and major countries were taking policy measures to boost their economies.