In the wake of the Asian market downturn, Moody's lowered the credit rating of South Korea from A1 to A3, on 28 November 1997, and downgraded again to B2 on 11 December.
Di awal penurunan pasar Asia, Moody's menurunkan rating kredit Korea Selatan dari A1 ke A3 pada 28 November 1997, dan diturunkan lagi ke Baa2 pada 11 Desember.