Financial experts in South Korea saw slower growth in emerging economies and the tapering of U.S. quantitative easing (QE) as major systemic risks faced by the South Korean economy, central bank poll showed Monday.

Possible slowdown in emerging economies, especially China, and the reduction of the U.S. bond purchases were picked as major systemic risks, according to a survey by the Bank of Korea over 90 experts in 77 financial institutions.

The portion of respondents who selected the cited risks rose sharply compared with the previous poll in January, but the number of those who cited household debts, corporate credit risks and housing price falls as main risks reduced in the survey.

Crisis in the euro zone and conflicts over currency valuation were excluded from the list of system risks in the latest survey. Endi

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