372 trade barriers in place around the world, 10% increase in 2016 European exporters reported a 10% increase in the number of trade barriers they encountered in 2016 alone. 372 such barriers were in place at the end of last year in over 50 trade destinations across the world. The 36 obstacles created in 2016 …
The ECCK is pleased to announce that the latest version of our study on consumers’ perception of counterfeit products has been released. On May 20, the ECCK had participated in the Busan Global Gathering, an annual event attracting approximately 30,000 visitors. At its booth, the ECCK provided information on the insidious effects of the counterfeit industry …
On June 27, the ECCK Busan Chapter and Baker Tilly Sungto co-organized the ECCK Busan Taxation Seminar at the Park Hyatt Busan. Under the title of ‘Understanding of Tax Investigation and Corresponding Counterplan’, Director Taeil Go and Partner Ilyoung Park from Baker Tilly Sungto came to provide detailed information on tax audits and discussed several case …
From June 19 to 21, the ECCK participated in the annual general meeting of the European Business Organization Worldwide Network (EBO WWN) in Brussels, Belgium. Amongst 34 participating organizations, the Chamber was represented by ECCK President Christoph Heider and Head of Legal and International Affairs Sven-Erik Batenburg. During the three-day meeting, EBO representatives met with …
On June 22, the ECCK Busan chapter held ‘ECCK Busan Summer Network Night 2017’ on the rooftop of Shilla Stay Haeundae. The networking event opened with welcome remarks by the Marine & Shipbuilding Committee Chairman Mr Alfonso Cebollero, followed by remarks from our Emerald sponsors, Changwon City and STAUFF Korea. At the event, we also …
We are pleased to announce that Ms Yusun Woo has been elected as Chairperson of the ECCK Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee. Ms Woo holds the position of Intellectual Property Manager at Louis Vuitton Korea and brings with her extensive field experience. We would like to sincerely congratulate Ms Woo and look forward to her leadership of the committee.