00:02it's thursday september 24th let's get into one of korea's top economic stories today
00:08the oecd just raised its 2026 growth forecast for korea to 3.7 percent that's a 1.1
00:17percentage point upgrades from its prior estimate korea posted the largest upward revision among
00:23g20 economies the organization for economic cooperation and development released its
00:30latest global economic outlook this week korea's revision stood out even among fast-growing g20
00:36peers ai driven exports were cited as the key driver behind the upgrade here's what the numbers show
00:433.7 percent that's korea's newly projected growth rate for 2026 up 1.1 percentage points from the
00:52oecd's previous forecast that's the largest upward revision among g20 members this cycle
01:00the oecd also raised its global growth forecast by 0.1 percentage point to 2.9 percent for the year
01:08separately newly listed stocks are rallying hard with one issue surging 285 percent above its offering
01:16price on debut day and three sub 2001 ipos gaining between 21.1 percent and roughly 4 600 percent
01:26so what does this mean for global readers following korea's economy earlier we said korea received the
01:33largest growth upgrade among g20 economies here's what that actually means for you ai linked exports are now
01:40strong enough to move a major institution's full year forecast reinforcing korea's position as a
01:46bellwether for the global chip cycle the wave of explosive ipo debuts shows that same optimism
01:53spilling into retail risk appetite korea's third quarter gdp data the next test of whether the oecd's
02:01upgrade holds follow through ipo pricing as more small cap debuts hit the market whether other
02:07institutions match the oecd's growth revision that's today's ai prism front page daily this episode
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