In brief

  • South Korea recorded 21.9% nominal GDP growth in the first half of 2026, driven almost entirely by the surge in exports of AI chips worldwide.

  • Samsung and SK Hynix are now focusing on nearly half of KOSPI's market value and most of the recent growth in earnings.

  • South Korea's central bank highlights concerns about financial stability in the funding of the AI chip trade

Read the original story: South Korea's central bank says that the AI chip trading is now a problem concerning financial stability, written by Luis Blanco on the site fi.beincrypto.com