29  The basis of the first publication of the “Golden Book” lay in a fundamental question as to the central bank’s functions. This was whether the central bank should carry out its business based only on the situation or opinion of the central government.
This should be seen as an attempt by the Bank of Korea to understand not only the local economic situations but also various economic issues, and to cope with them with interest as needed, since we think that all people in our country should be objectives of the central bank’s business and since the Bank has 16 regional representative offices in operation.