Earnings call transcript: KakaoBank posts strong H1 2026 growth, shares rise 1.14%

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DBS economists Radhika Rao and Mo Ji forecast Singapore’s advance 2Q26 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 5.8% year-on-year and 1.5% quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted, slightly below 1Q26 but still resilient. They cite strong manufacturing and wholesale trade on AI-related electronics demand, robust modern services and construction, and expect non-oil domestic exports to post a fourth…

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Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. July 31, 2026 Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize rules for mutual banking organizations For release at 10:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board…