{
  "id": 16430311,
  "title": "S. Korea’s Q2 Current Account Surplus Tops Germany, Japan Combined for First Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/s-koreas-q2-current-account-surplus-tops-germany-japan-combined-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T03:48:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=205101"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Economy] : South Korea's current account surplus in the second quarter exceeded the combined surpluses of Germany and Japan, two major manufacturing economies, for the first time on record, fueled by rising semiconductor prices and strong exports. According to International Monetary Fund data available through the ... [more...]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}