On February 13, Korea’s Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn had Foreign Investors’ Roundtable with foreign chambers and companies. He said at the meeting that he would work more on guaranteeing a fair business environment for foreign investors, thus he encouraged them to have faith in the South Korean economy, vowing further benefits and tax deductions. …
ECCK Chairman Jean-Christophe Darbes had an in depth interview with The Korea Herald last Tuesday at the ECCK office. Chairman Darbes discussed the roles and developments of the ECCK looking back at the past two-years of his Chairmanship. During the interview, Mr Darbes also addressed the difficulties that European companies face when doing business in Korea and the Chamber’s effort to help combat these …
Youngshin Ahn, Director of the Marine & Shipbuilding / Logistics & Transport / Chemical committee and representative of the ECCK Busan Chapter, has decided to leave the Chamber as from February 13, 2017. Mr Ahn will be succeeded by Hwonnarae Ha, and Ms Ha will represent the ECCK Busan Chapter right after Mr Ahn’s departure. …
The ECCK and Korean local governments in Southeast Province agreed on further cooperation to expand foreign investment in Korea. From January 24 to 25, the ECCK Busan Chapter had a meeting with the local government officials – Commissioner from Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone, Investment Promotion Division from Gyeongsangnam-do, Vice Mayor Investment Policy from Busan Metropolitan …
On January 25, ECCK President Christoph Heider participated in a roundtable hosted by The Korea Times. Including Mr Heider, representatives from AMCHAM, KGCCI, and FKCCI joined to discuss on the outlook of the Korea’s business environment and issues of Trump’s trade policies and its impact on Korean companies. To read more, please find the articles below: [The Korea Times]: …
Please note that ECCK office will be closed for Seollal holidays, from January 27 – 30. We will resume normal hours on Tuesday, January 31. Thank you and have a wonderful Seollal!