In South Korea (population in 2024: 30 million), the government proposed on June 19 a second budget of US$14.8 billion to stimulate consumption in the country, which has been sluggish for a year. This measure, the first taken by the new Lee Jae-Myung administration, which took office two weeks earlier, complements a US$10 billion plan passed in May 2025.
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Morgane Monteiro
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Journaliste économique pour mind Retail depuis 2024, j’analyse la transformation digitale du commerce.