Korea's finance minister on Thursday expressed confidence in the country's economy, saying it is achieving "unprecedented" results on the back of solid growth and exports. "The Korean economy is more solid than ever and is achieving unprecedented results," said Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol during a meeting with economy-related ministers in Seoul. "Both real-economy indicators and macroeconomic indicators, including growth, exports, inflation, and consumer and business sentiment indexes, continue to show a steady upward trend." Last month, the government raised its 2025 growth forecast to 3 percent from its earlier projection of 2 percent, citing a semiconductor supercycle and easing uncertainties surrounding the Middle East. Latest data showed that Asia's fourth-largest economy expanded 3.8 percent in the first six months of the year from a year ago. Exports, the main driver of the economy, reached a record high of $102.2 billion in June amid solid global demand for memory chips. Regarding recent stock market volatility, Koo said the government is working to stabilize the market and make