NH농협카드는 전국 농·축협과의 상생 협력 강화 및 카드 사업 활성화를 위해 '2026년 제1차 농축협카드 운영위원회'를 개최했다. 이 자리에서는 농업인 특화 신상품 '올바른 이음카드' 출시 등 현안과 카드 사업 활성화 방안이 논의되었다.
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NH농협카드는 전국 농·축협과의 상생 협력 강화 및 카드 사업 활성화를 위해 '2026년 제1차 농축협카드 운영위원회'를 개최했다. 이 자리에서는 농업인 특화 신상품 '올바른 이음카드' 출시 등 현안과 카드 사업 활성화 방안이 논의되었다.
The South Korean won dropped to a 17-year low of 1,545.2 per US dollar on Monday, driven by foreign investors selling local stocks, renewed US-Iran tensions, and a strong dollar on Federal Reserve rate hike bets.
SK Group plans a 2,100 trillion won (US$1,361 billion) investment in South Korea's AI value chain. This includes 1,100 trillion won for an "AI memory production belt" and 1,000 trillion won for AI data centers, supporting President Lee Jae Myung's national AI drive.
South Korean companies' direct financing dropped 10.9% to 20.14 trillion won in May, primarily due to a 15.4% fall in corporate bond sales, despite a rise in stock sales, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.
President Lee Jae-myung announced an unprecedented 800 trillion-won ($519 billion) investment by Samsung Electronics and SK Group in semiconductor and AI sectors to secure "absolute competitiveness" and establish South Korea as an industrial powerhouse, including new clusters in the southwest region.
Korea plans over $647 billion in public/private investment for three megaprojects: a semiconductor cluster, AI hub, and data center. Aiming for balanced regional development and global competitiveness, success hinges on transparency, credible economic rationale, and addressing demographic challenges beyond just job creation.
South Korean newspapers report major investment plans by Samsung and SK, totaling around 4,755 trillion won, for domestic semiconductor and AI industries, including four new chip plants in the southwest region.
