Bank of Korea Governor Lee Seong-tae answers a lawmaker's question during a parliamentary inspection of the central bank in Seoul October 15, 2009. The head of South Korea's central bank said on Thursday he expects Asia's fourth-largest economy to contract by less than 1 percent this year, better than its official forecast for a 1.6 percent decline. REUTERS/Choi Bu-Seok (SOUTH KOREA BUSINESS HEADSHOT)