Half of Korean companies "Tightening Management next year"...82% "Trump Policy Negative"

According to a survey, about half of Korean companies plan to tighten management next year.

This is the result of a survey of CEOs and executives of 239 companies with 30 or more employees by the Korea Employers Federation.

Of the 66% of companies that have established management plans for next year, half said they have set their management stance for next year as "tight management."

This is the highest number since the 2019 survey.

As for next year's investment plan, 40% of respondents chose to reduce it, while 26% said they would expand their investment.

At the same time, 82% said they were negative about the impact of the Trump administration's policy on our economy, which will be launched in January next year.

It also predicted that Korea's economic growth rate will average 1.9% next year, and that the domestic economic recovery will begin in earnest after 2026.