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Analysis South Korea businesses face hard choices as energy disruption persistsSeoul secures oil supply, but businesses must decide which costs to absorb, pass on or redesign as risks linger South Korea’s latest emergency economic response shows that even as Seoul secures additional crude and naphtha, a more consequential question for business remains: Which part of existing operating models become harder to defend if energy flows are impaired, logistics stay unpredictable and government intervention grows more active? Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday convened another emergency meeting on the Iran war, reviewed cross-ministry response measures and stressed support for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, stockpile releases and rapid handling of company complaints through a supply-chain hotline. The government’s own economic assessment warns that the Iran war is © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





