Foreign investors’ omnibus account restrictions lifted, Geely’s first-half 142ten-thousand-unit sales
South Korea 7month 8day eased restrictions on foreign investors’ omnibus accounts. The IMF presented South Korea’s growth rate for 2026 at 2.6%, while Geely Group recorded global sales of 142 ten thousand units in the first half. A partner of D&D Pharmatech began a contrast-agent clinical 2 phase, and the Bank of Korea detected 41 counterfeit banknotes in the first half.
South Korea lifted restrictions on foreign investors’ omnibus accounts on 7 month 8 day. An omnibus account is known as a method through which foreign investors manage multiple financial products in the country through a single account. This is an institutional measure that could directly change foreign investors’ account-management methods and fund flows.
The government announced measures to ease regulations related to omnibus accounts that day. The specific implementation timing and detailed procedures are expected to be presented step by step in accordance with the announcement.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2026 forecast South Korea’s gross domestic product growth rate at 2.6%. The IMF also said in the same announcement that its global economic outlook had been revised downward.
Geely Group 2026 recorded global sales of in the first half of the year, reporting sales at the highest level in its history. 142The company said that increased sales in global markets drove its first-half performance.
Geely Group explained that it continued sales in the domestic market despite the exclusion of subsidies. Specific figures related to its domestic sales strategy can be found in the company's announcement.
D&D Pharmatech's global technology-transfer partner 7 announced on that the clinical 8 phase of the contrast agent had begun. 2A contrast agent is a drug used in diagnostic imaging, and entering the clinical stage is an important step in the development schedule.
The Bank of Korea said it detected counterfeit banknotes in the first half of the year, 41 which was fewer than in the same period a year earlier. 21The change in the number of detected cases was presented as an indicator reflecting cash circulation and enforcement conditions.