'Warning Light' for 53 Trillion Won Jisan Loans... Bank Delinquency Rate Surpasses 1% for the First Time [1-Minute Brief]

[At a Glance]
① [Market] [Exclusive] The Unending 'Jisan Crisis'... Bank Collateral Loans Reach 53 Trillion Won, Delinquency Rate Surpasses 1% for the First Time
② [Commodities] "Rising Fuel Prices Are Just the Beginning": World Bank Issues Ominous Warning
③ [Defense Industry] 3,600-Ton-Class Frigate 'Jeju' to Be Delivered to Navy Next Year

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■ [Exclusive] The Unending 'Jisan Crisis'... Bank Collateral Loans Reach 53 Trillion Won, Delinquency Rate Surpasses 1% for the First Time

○Exposure to real estate in industrial complexes by 16 domestic banks approaches 56 trillion won
○Collateral loans amount to 52.6 trillion won, doubling over the past 5 years
○Industrial complex risks persist due to prolonged high interest rates

■ "Rising Fuel Prices Are Just the Beginning": World Bank Issues Ominous Warning

○Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shocks global oil supply
○Soaring fertilizer prices drive food prices higher
○Energy prices expected to surge by 24%, raw materials by 16%

■ 3,600-Ton-Class Frigate 'Jeju' to Be Delivered to Navy Next Year

○The latest 3,600-ton-class frigate 'Jeju'
○Equipped with domestically developed radar, sonar, and more
○After sea trials, to be delivered to the navy in June next year 

Money-Making Laws

■ Is the Trend Toward Large Law Firm Mergers Returning?

○First large law firm merger in 25 years is underway
○DaeLukAju and Lin pursue merger, attention on how this will reshape the market landscape
○Risks exist alongside expected synergies
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2026042914544737703

■ Supplementary Investigation vs. Independent Investigation... Prosecution and Police Clash Over Bang Sihyuk Warrant

○Conflict between prosecution and police intensifies after Bang Sihyuk warrant is returned
○Prosecution orders supplementary investigation, citing insufficient investigation
○Test of police investigative capabilities vs. need for prosecutorial supplementation 
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2026042914563450926

■ ICC Arbitration Rules Completely Revised... 'Electronic Documents and Super-Fast Arbitration' Introduced

○ICC to proceed with a complete revision of international arbitration rules
○Abolition of TOR requirement and introduction of electronic procedures
○Expansion of expedited procedures and introduction of super-fast arbitration
☞Read the article: https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2026042914582557878 

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