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Republic of Korea: Eximbank announces KRW 22 trillion program to support AI industry

Announcement

22 Jan 2026

In January 2026, the Export-Import Bank of Korea announced a KRW 22 trillion special “AX” program to support Korean companies across the AI value chain.

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

22 Jan 2026

Revocation date:

21 Jan 2031

Announced: 22 Jan 2026
Loan guarantee In force
On 22 January 2026, the Export-Import Bank of Korea announced that it would provide KRW 20 trillion (USD 13.6 billion) in, among others, loan guarantees to entities in the AI industry. The initiative ...
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Announced: 22 Jan 2026
Financial investment support In force
On 22 January 2026, the Export-Import Bank of Korea announced that it would provide KRW 2 trillion (USD 1.3 billion) in order to support investments into startups in the AI industry. The initiative ai...
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Announced: 22 Jan 2026
State loan In force
On 22 January 2026, the Export-Import Bank of Korea announced that it would provide KRW 20 trillion (USD 13.6 billion) in, among others, loans to entities in the AI industry. The initiative aims to se...
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