Foreign media: South Korean Finance Minister said that the plan for South Korea to invest 350 billion US dollars in strategic areas in the United States in the first half of 2026 is difficult to achieve.
South Korea and the United States reached a trade agreement in November 2025, with South Korea promising to invest 350 billion US dollars to obtain lower tariffs from the United States. However, the South Korean won has depreciated significantly, and the South Korean government is trying to stabilize the exchange rate to avoid large-scale outflows of US dollars.
The finance minister said that although the plan is to be implemented as soon as possible, due to uncertainties such as exchange rates and the US court's ruling on Trump's tariffs, the start of the investment has been postponed to the second half of 2026.
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