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IMF raises South Korea growth forecast to 1.9%, warns of AI risks and trade uncertainties

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  1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its 2026 growth forecast for the Korean economy to 1.9%, 0.1 percentage points higher than in October 2025.
  2. The IMF said the figure exceeds the advanced economies' average of 1.8%, and Korea ranks second among advanced economies behind the United States (2.4%).
  3. The IMF warned of financial imbalances from concentrated investment in AI, while the United States' review of semiconductor tariffs is an additional burden on exports.

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IMF raises South Korea growth forecast to 1.9%, warns of AI risks and trade uncertainties

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): IMF 한국 경제 성장률 1.9%…반도체 호조 속 AI 리스크와 무역 변수 경고

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