South Korea posts slowest annual GDP growth since financial crisis
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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government spending surge helped the economy post its fastest growth in more than two years in the fourth quarter but sagging exports and global trade tensions pulled the annual reading to its lowest level since 2009.The annual slowdown comes as President Moon Jae-in's administration is set to sharply boost fiscal spending this year and as the Bank of Korea mulls further stimulus to shield the economy from the global slowdown.Gross domestic product increased by a..