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“It’s getting to the point where people say ‘it was better during COVID’”...Surge in SMEs and small business owners unable to repay debt
Bull/Bear Index 45.2/100
global ▼ Bear Impact 80/100 Maeil Business Apr 27, 2026 Read original ↗

“It’s getting to the point where people say ‘it was better during COVID’”...Surge in SMEs and small business owners unable to repay debt

The amount that KODIT/KODIT (Korea Technology Finance Corporation/Korea Credit Guarantee Fund) repaid on behalf of SMEs and small business owners and failed to recover this year is 850 billion won, 3 times that of 2021 when COVID-19 was rampant.

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"“It’s getting to the point where people say ‘it was better during COVID’”...Surge in SMEs and small business owners unable to repay debt" — BullBear's AI rates this story as a bearish (negative) signal for markets, with a market-impact score of 80 out of 100. The amount that KODIT/KODIT (Korea Technology Finance Corporation/Korea Credit Guarantee Fund) repaid on behalf of SMEs and small business owners and failed to recover this year is 850 billion won, 3 times that of 2021 when COVID-19 was rampant. Reported by Maeil Business on April 27, 2026. The call is verified against the actual 24-hour price move on BullBear's public conviction ledger.

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