Federation of Korean Industries constructing in Yeouido, Seoul / Yonhap
4 out of 10 Korean conglomerates haven’t but established their funding plans for 2026 amid rising uncertainties within the enterprise surroundings, an business survey confirmed Monday.
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), a serious Korean enterprise foyer, just lately commissioned pollster Mono Analysis to survey the nation’s prime 500 firms by gross sales on their funding plans for subsequent yr.
Of the 110 firms that responded, 43.6 % mentioned they haven’t but drawn up funding plans for 2026, whereas 15.5 % mentioned they don’t have any funding plans in any respect. Solely 40.9 % mentioned they’d finalized their plans, the FKI mentioned in a press launch.
Corporations that haven’t set their 2026 funding plans cited enterprise reorganization, the necessity to assess inside and exterior dangers, and unsure financial prospects at dwelling and overseas as key causes for the delay, the FKI mentioned.
Greater than half of the businesses which have finalized their plans mentioned they may make investments at ranges just like these of this yr.
Survey outcomes additionally indicated that unfavorable enterprise situations — together with persistent commerce dangers and the received’s weak spot in opposition to the U.S. greenback — have elevated the funding burden for a lot of firms.
In the meantime, 36.4 % of respondents mentioned they’ve established or are contemplating funding plans associated to synthetic intelligence.
When requested about main challenges for subsequent yr, firms pointed to the enlargement of protectionist measures, corresponding to tariffs and rising provide chain instability, financial slowdowns in main nations, together with the US and China, and the sturdy greenback.
