The Bank of Korea governor Lee Seong-tae looks at his laptop during a photo call before he presides over the Monetary Policy Committee meeting at the bank's headquarters in Seoul July 9, 2009. South Korea's central bank on Thursday held interest rates steady for a fifth straight month at a record low of 2.00 percent, as expected, amid signs of a nascent economic recovery and stable inflation. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA BUSINESS)