Korea 22-11-2002 Gathering clouds over Asia's 'star pupil' are bad news for factors South Korea has paid back its debt to the IMF, cleaned up most of its bad loans and emerged as one of Asia’s best-performing economies, with forecast growth of 6…… Sign in or Upgrade to Continue Reading This news article is over 10 days old. Subscribe today to access all articles with an annual subscription. Become a member Learn more Already a subscriber? Log in here #bank#exports#international#international factoring#trade