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American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Chairman and CEO James Kim urged Seoul to close the gap between global investor interest and actual capital inflows, saying at The Korea Herald's 2026 HIT Forum on Tuesday that Korea has never had a stronger hand to play as a global financial hub. Kim pointed to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix as evidence of Korea's technology rise, calling them fitting examples for the forum's theme, "Korea Premium: Connecting Korean Opportunities with Global Capital." "Th
South Korea’s capital market must evolve from a “nice-to-have” option into a “must-have” destination for global investors, with faster progress on corporate governance and shareholder returns needed to narrow the Korea discount, according to Alexander Treves, managing director at JPMorgan Asset Management. “If Korea does not continue to improve, in particular in terms of corporate governance, it risks being just a nice-to-have investment destination for global investors,” Treves said at The Kore
The success of Korea's sweeping governance reforms will hinge on whether new shareholder rights translate into effective market discipline and real changes in corporate behavior, with the National Pension Fund playing a critical role, according to Lee In-hyung, vice president of the Korea Capital Market Institute. "A premium is not a status a market can assign to itself. It is a price that investors are willing to pay, and they pay when they are satisfied that the cash earnings of the company wi
South Korea's economy expanded in nominal terms at its fastest annual pace in nearly 47 years in the second quarter, as a semiconductor-led export boom widened the country's terms of trade, Bank of Korea data showed Tuesday. Nominal gross domestic product rose 26.4 percent in the April-June period from a year earlier, the sharpest increase since the third quarter of 1979. Output for the quarter reached 834.9 trillion won ($622 billion), up 9.2 percent from the first quarter. The country's real G
By Raymond Cheng China’s financial markets stand at a pivotal crossroads. As we enter the final stretch of 2026, onshore equities have reversed course, erasing gains from the start of the year. Recent economic prints have also surprised to the downside, fuelling scepticism among global investors. This headline weakness, however, hides a structural K-shaped transition beneath the surface, where the advanced technology and new-economy sectors thrive while traditional industries struggle. At the in
South Korean retail investors may have cooled on single-stock leveraged ETFs at home after regulators tightened trading rules, but their appetite for leveraged bets has not disappeared. Instead, much of that demand has flowed into US-listed products. Koreans now own unusually large portions of several leveraged ETFs, giving them an outsized presence in corners of the US market — and potentially contributing to trading volumes that recently disrupted daytime access to popular products. The cleare
Korea Exchange Chair and CEO Jeong Eun-bo pitched South Korea’s capital market reforms to global investors in New York on Thursday before signing a cooperation agreement with the New York Stock Exchange. The KRX hosted its Global Roadshow with BofA Securities at Bank of America Tower, drawing about 30 major institutional investors. Jeong outlined recent improvements to Korea’s capital market system and efforts to attract a broader range of investors, according to the exchange. He later signed a
Build chips in America or pay to sell them there. US President Donald Trump's administration has revived its push for targeted semiconductor tariffs, raising pressure on Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to expand US production or face duties on chips made overseas. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said companies manufacturing in the US would receive tariff relief, while those relying on foreign production should expect to pay. “What you’re going to see is targeted, thoughtful tariff policy that
The Export-Import Bank of Korea is exploring financing support for Korean companies expanding into India’s shipbuilding, steel and critical minerals sectors, the state-run lender said Thursday. Korea Eximbank Chairman and CEO Hwang Ki-yeon met Indian Ambassador to Korea Gourangalal Das at the bank’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, to discuss cooperation in strategic industries. The talks focused on building local ecosystems in shipbuilding, maritime industries and advanced manufacturing in line
The Korean government unveiled a sweeping public-sector overhaul Thursday that aims to merge major state-run power, port and energy companies while splitting housing giant Korea Land and Housing Corp., or LH, into two. The Public Institution Functional Reform Plan seeks to reduce the number of public entities by 109 through strategic restructuring, consolidation of overlapping functions and absorption of subsidiaries and small agencies. The five state-run power generators — Korea South-East Powe
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