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IMF Raises Korea's Growth Forecast to 3.3% as Chip Exports Outweigh War Impact

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted its forecast for Korea’s economic growth this year to 3.3 percent from 2.6 percent three months ago, a...

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(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Chae-won = The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecast for South Korea's economic growth this year by 0.7 percentage points (p) in three months.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for South Korea's economic growth rate this year to 3.3%. Despite the negative impact of the prolonged war between the U.S. and Israel, as well as between Iran and South Korea, the semiconductor supercycle driven by investment in artificial intelligence (AI) outweighed these factors, leading to a significant upward revision of the forecast. The IMF announced this on the 13th (local ti…

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The IMF raised its forecast for South Korea's economic growth this year to 3.3%, citing strong external demand centered on semiconductors. It analyzed that the global economy will maintain a favorable trend, driven by the expansion of AI investment, despite risks in the Middle East. Amid deepening polarization in growth rates between developed and emerging economies, South Korea, along with Taiwan, has been identified as a key trading partner fo…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for South Korea's economic growth rate this year to 3.3%. Buoyed by strong semiconductor exports, major institutions are successively raising their forecasts, raising expectations for growth in the 3% range. However, with rising prices reducing real household income and sluggish consumption, ensuring that the public can tangibly feel the effects of growth has emerged as a challenge. (…

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected South Korea's economic growth rate for this year at 3.3%, a 0.7 percentage point increase from its July forecast of 2.6%. This upward revision surpasses that of other major countries, including the United States (0%), Germany (0.6%), Japan (0.1%), and the United Kingdom (0.3%). The IMF described South Korea as a "core trading nation for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware" and stated that it …

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조선일보 broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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