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Korea's overseas direct investment up 32% in Q2

The finance ministry said investment reached $20.52 billion as Korean businesses diversified portfolios and financial and communication sectors led gains.

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Korea's overseas direct investment rose 32.3 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday, led by the financial a...

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The Ministry of Finance and Economy announced on the 29th that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the second quarter reached $20.52 billion, a 32.3% increase compared to the same period last year. This marks the largest second-quarter figure in 45 years, since relevant statistics began being compiled in the fourth quarter of 1980. This growth is attributed to increased investment demand in the U.S. financial sector and the Japanese gaming indust…

[Digital Daily Reporter Kim Nam-gyu] Overseas direct investment by domestic companies and financial institutions has increased for four consecutive quarters. This is due to increased global diversified investment in the finance and insurance sectors, as well as the expansion of domestic companies' overseas ventures, centered on the information and communication sector. According to the Ministry of Finance and Economy on the 29th, the total over…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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