On January 17, representatives of 12 European chambers and business councils, Roland Berger Ltd., released the Business Confidence Survey 2016 results. For the third year, the survey has been conducted to gauge European companies’ perceptions towards the business environment of Korea. In partnership with Roland Berger, European chambers and business councils collectively organized the survey. …
On January 13, the ECCK held a 2017 kick-off meeting for its Chemical Committee. The meeting started off with a presentation by ECCK Director Youngshin Ahn to discuss the new year’s outlook on the Chemical Committee including plans for events, government relations, and partnerships. Then active discussions were followed among the participants to further talk about detailed …
Last December, the ECCK has organized the second annual meeting of the European Business Organisation Worldwide Network ASBL (EBOWWN) in Seoul. Participants were representatives of close to 30 European Chambers operating in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe including the EBOWWN Chairman Renato Pacheco Neto. Economy Chosun had conducted an interview with Mr Neto at the ECCK Office during his stay …
Mr Sven-Erik Batenburg, Head of Legal & International Affairs at the ECCK, had an interview with Korea intellectual property Protection Agency (KOIPA) on December 1. Mr Batenburg discussed current and emerging issues relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) and the ECCK’s effort to develop the IPR environment in Korea. To see the interview, please click here.
The ECCK Office will be officially closed starting from December 19 until December 30. We will resume normal operations on Monday, January 2. We would like to wish our members and friends the warmest holiday wishes and a joyful New Year. Thank you for another year of wonderful support and interest.
Korea’s Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho hosted a luncheon meeting with representatives of foreign chambers of commerce and companies in Korea at Jung-gu Press Center on Thursday, December 15. The meeting discussed on the current issues of the country’s economy and the outlook of foreign exchanges. Minister Yoo stressed that foreign companies take up 18% of …