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Bank of Korea Poised to Lift 2026 GDP Growth Outlook Above 3% on Booming Semiconductor Exports

The Bank of Korea is expected to raise its 2026 economic growth forecast above 3% on the back of historic AI memory chip exports and expanding trade surpluses.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Seoul, 25 August 2026 – The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected by macroeconomic economists and institutional fixed-income strategists to formally upgrade its 2026 annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection from its previous estimate of 2.6% to above 3.0%, with several private-sector forecasts reaching as high as 3.4%. The substantial upward revision is driven by an accelerating global artificial intelligence semiconductor supercycle, soaring overseas shipments of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) modules, and a broad-based recovery in domestic capital investment across South Korea’s industrial heartlands.

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