Data study ·
AI overtakes interest rates and tariffs as the main business variable for SME leaders, survey finds
- Publication
- The Herald Business (South Korea)
- Author
- Boo Ae-ri
- Published on
- 12 September 2026 · read in the page metadata
Summary
According to a survey cited in the article, leaders of small and medium-sized businesses now see artificial intelligence as the most important business variable, ahead of interest rates and tariffs. One executive quoted explains that the market is moving so fast that missing new opportunities is risky, but that it is not possible either to follow every trend indiscriminately, hence the need to make strategic choices.
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Read the article on The Herald Business →Classification
- Country
- South Korea
- Company size
- SMEs
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Keywords
- smes, survey, economic uncertainty, business strategy, artificial intelligence
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to The Herald Business and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.