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Property

South Korea imposes additional mortgage curbs for homebuyers in Seoul

Amro, in its latest flagship financial stability report, calls for closer monitoring of unlisted micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in raw materials and manufacturing, whom they say may have relatively higher levels of debt-at-risk.
ASEAN Business

Asean+3 financial stability at mercy of US policy swings, tested by greenback’s decline, banking’s digital shift

Yasuto Watanabe, director of the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office and Japan’s former senior deputy vice-minister of finance, highlights growing private-sector adoption of local currencies in bilateral trade.
ASEAN Business

Asean+3 macro research office wants to be ‘gym trainer’, not doctor, for region’s economies

A man walks past blocks of residential buildings in Seoul on August 26, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Property

South Korea’s property market rally clouds case for central bank rate cut

Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices have climbed 3.3% in September from a year earlier, while housing and utilities costs rose 1.2%.
International

South Korea inflation picks up after one-off telecom fee cuts end

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the United States was committed to encouraging investment by companies from South Korea as one of the leading foreign investors in the US.
International

US to allow South Koreans to work at sites under temporary visas but clear solution elusive

Semiconductor exports have jumped 22%, while autos also gained almost 17%.
International

South Korea exports dip as US tariffs outweigh extra working days

South Korea’s auto shipments to the US have declined for six consecutive months since US President Donald Trump announced 25%.
Transport & Logistics

South Korea’s booming used car exports cushion impact of US tariffs

South Korea’s residential property sector is forecast to grow to US$437.6 billion by 2030, from about US$402 billion in 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence.
Property

Morgan Stanley, KKR bet on historic changes for South Korean renters

South Korean workers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Sep 12, 2025 after their detention in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG plant in Ellabell, Georgia.
International

South Korea, US to hold talks on visa systems on Sep 30: Yonhap reports

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