The Korea Development Research Institute released the “August 2026 Economic Outlook Update Report” on the 19th, raising South Korea's GDP growth forecast to 3.2% this year, up 0.7 percentage points from the May forecast, with the semiconductor industry contributing 0.6 percentage points.

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