Economy
Macroeconomics
[Exclusive] South Korea's Government Debt-to-GDP Ratio Falls to 42.6%
An analysis shows that South Korea’s government debt-to-GDP ratio fell to 42.6% in the second quarter of this year, down 2.2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
South Korea’s Government De…
Business·Industry
The ‘Content Economy’ Expanding Boundlessly Across Industries and National Borders Through IP and Fandom
The Netflix animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters," which sparked a "K-Culture" craze around the world last year, is cited as a prime example demonstrating the scalability and potential of the "content e…
M&A·IB
[Market In] Investors Put Money Directly into Asset Management Firms… Global GP Solution Funds Surpass 20 Trillion
In the global private equity (PE) market, GP solution funds (investment funds that provide capital contributions or growth capital to meet the funding needs of the asset management firm itself) are ga…
M&A·IB
“Is Jeonbuk the Headquarters for Building a ‘Korean-Style Temasek’?”… Calls for KIC to “Explicitly Name Seoul”
Ahead of the finalization of the second phase of the plan to relocate public institutions to regional areas, concerns are growing that the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) may be included in the rel…
Business·Industry
SamsungElectronics’ N% Performance Bonus Under Scrutiny at National Assembly Hearing… Choi Seung-ho: “This Was an Autonomous Agreement Between Labor and Management”
A labor-management agreement regarding special performance bonuses at SamsungElectronics’ Device Solutions (DS) division came under scrutiny during a parliamentary audit. Given that the Ministry of Em…
Business·Industry
Global Battery 'Final Battleground'… CATL to Build Largest Production Base Outside China in Europe
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has begun trial production at its battery cell plant in Debrecen, Hungary. By establishing its largest production base outside of China in Europe, the company is movi…
M&A·IB
“I’d only ever heard of Samsung and Nix, but a place like this?”… 200 Seoul National University Students Flock to Job Fair
On the 30th of last month, at the Convention Hall on the 5th floor of Building 38, the Global Engineering Education Center, at Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus, a doctoral student at the boot…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market In] Orders for PARADISE Corporate Bonds Reach Three Times Target Amount… Yields Vary by Maturity
PARADISE (A+) secured orders exceeding three times its target amount during a bookbuilding process with institutional investors for a public offering of corporate bonds. However, investor sentiment va…
Business·Industry
AI Data Centers Are Expanding Faster… Samsung and LG Corp. Accelerate Efforts to Tackle ‘Cooling’ Challenges
As the number of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers grows rapidly, the cooling market—which cools the heat generated by servers—is expanding alongside it. In particular, high-performance AI chi…
Business·Industry
COSMAX, INC.: 27, Kolmar: 50... Cost Savings in the Billions Through In-House Integration of Outsourced Work and Projects
#Public relations agency A has recently been requiring its employees to take training in “vibe coding” (a method where a person describes the required functions in natural language, and generative AI …