October 23 Economic Calendar

■ Will a fee agreement be reached between the delivery platform and the merchants?

The win-win consultative body between the delivery platform and the store will hold the 8th meeting today to try to derive a win-win plan.

With the government aiming to come up with a win-win plan by this month, attention is being paid to whether a final agreement will be reached.

■The largest increase in the number of babies born in July...Who was born in August?

The National Statistical Office (NSO) will release statistics on the population trends for August.

While the increase in births in July was the largest in 12 years, attention is focusing on whether the trend would have continued in August.

■ Financial authorities focus on blocking balloon effects

The Financial Services Commission convenes officials from mutual finance, insurance, credit and savings banks to hold a meeting to check household debt.

It is expected to ask for cooperation to block the "balloon effect" in which demand for loans moves to the second financial sector due to the restriction of household loans in the banking sector.