South Korean state think tank cuts 2025 growth forecast, flags US tariff risk

South Korea’s state-run think tank has cut its growth forecast for the country this year, citing President Donald Trump’s trad...

State-run think tank KDI slashes GDP forecast, urges BOK to cut rates

The Korea Development Institute (KDI), South Korea’s state-run think tank, has slashed its forecasts for the country’s economic growth f...

SM Bexel supplies $14.7 mn lithium ampoule batteries to KDI

SM Bexel Co., the battery manufacturing arm of South Korea's SM Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a supply contract worth 20 billion won ($...

KDI cuts Korea growth forecasts, ups inflation predictions

A South Korean government think tank has cut its growth forecast in Asia’s fourth-largest economy for this year and next but raised inflation ...

S.Korean think-tank lifts inflation forecast on oil prices

A South Korean government think-tank has raised its inflation prediction for this year due to the recent rise in oil prices and expectations that As...

KDI cuts Korea growth forecast, urges gradual rate hikes

South Korean economic growth is expected to decline further next year to the slowest level since the COVID-19 breakout while inflation is likely t...