{
  "id": 6089436,
  "title": "Corporate lending expansion slows slightly in Q2: BOK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/corporate-lending-expansion-slows-slightly-in-q2-bok",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T03:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260907002500320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korean corporate lending expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter, according to data released by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on Monday. The outstanding loans to local companies reached 2,065.3 trillion won as of June end, marking a 30.6 trillion won increase from the previous quarter. However, this growth represented a slight deceleration from the 30.8 trillion won increase seen in the first quarter. The manufacturing sector, which saw a 30.8 trillion won increase in loans in the first quarter, experienced a slowdown in loan expansion to 8.4 trillion won during the second quarter. Conversely, loans to the service sector surged by 19.9 trillion won to 1,313.1 trillion won, primarily driven by increased lending to the financial and real estate sectors. The largest on-quarter increase in loan purposes was for operating funds, which rose by 23.8 trillion won, following a 21.4 trillion won gain in the first quarter. Facility investment loans also increased by 6.9 trillion won, slowing from the previous quarter's 9.4 trillion won increase.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}