On January 18, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has announced that everyone including foreign residents in Korea to get COVID-19 vaccine for free of charge. The Korean government hopes to dole out its first vaccine doses by the end of February or early March and achieve herd immunity by the end of …
On January 18, ECCK President Christoph Heider paid a courtesy visit to FKI Vice Chairman & CEO Kwon Tae Shin. They discussed on many points including how to improve business environment in Korea. Also, they agreed on future cooperation between ECCK and FKI in the fields of deregulation and ESG global movement.
On January 13, ECCK organized a webinar on the Economic Outlook for 2021 for more than 100 participants. Ms. Juliana Lee (Managing Director of Deutsche Bank) shared her expectations on the economic developments in the wider Asia region, after which Dr. Kyu-Chul Jung (Director at the Korea Development Institute) focused his remarks on Korea’s economic …
On January 18, the Business Confidence Survey 2020 has been sent out to the senior executives of European companies in Korea. The purpose of the survey is to monitor European companies’ successes and challenges over the past year as well as its expectations for 2021. The survey is a highly important tool for the Chamber as …
On January 14, ECCK Chairperson Dirk Lukat and President Christoph Heider paid a courtesy visit to KITA Chairman & CEO Kim Young Ju. During the meeting, they shared their opinions on the impacts from COVID-19 on the businesses including trade. In relation with the EU-Korea FTA 10th Anniversary and the EFTA-Korea FTA 15th Anniversary, ECCK …
On January 14, the ECCK hosted a virtual New Year Greeting event to thank our valued members and partners for their support through a challenging year and to wish everyone a brighter future in the new year ahead. Joined by over 150 participants, the online event opened with a new year’s greeting from ECCK Chairperson …