On February 4, the ECCK hosted Û÷Invest BusanÛª, a luncheon seminar with the Busan Metropolitan City, at Lotte Hotel Seoul. The meeting has been prepared to promote the cityÛªs open foreign investment environment to European investors. Busan Mayor Byung-Soo Suh and Vice-Mayor Don-Young Cho delivered the presentation, strongly appealing to the cityÛªs international economic …
ECCK New Members January 2015 BEW-ASIA Power Ltd. (Austria) Mr. Walter Kalteis, President www.bew-asia.co.kr Edge Communications, Inc. (Korea) Mr. Jeffrey D. Bohn, Managing Partner www.edgecomms.net IKM Testing Korea LLC (Norway) Mr. Ki Sang You, Managing Director www.ikm.com IT-Concept Group Co., Ltd (Korea) Mr. Sylvere Smoliga CEO and Founder www.it-concept.kr Protactix Group (Korea) Mr. Michael Conforme …
[MK Business News] Gov’t tax hike plans spill into foreign firms The move by the South Korean government to raise taxes is spilling into workers at foreign firms. Read more Gov’t tax hike plans spill into foreign firms (in English) “증세불똥” 외국기업 뿔났다 (in Korean)
The ECCK welcomes a new staff member. On February 2, Jiyun Choi joined the ECCK as Assistant Manager of PR and Publications. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she has worked mainly in the education sector with ample experience in translation, interpretation, editing, and program development. Jiyun will be responsible for supporting all communications and publications …
MK Business News published the special report on the business confidence survey conducted by the ECCK, BCCK, FKCCI, KGCCI, and ITCCK. The three-part special article covers general business concerns with a particular focus on rising labour costs; inconsistency in regulation; as well as non-tariff barriers and unfair treatment. The article is available in Korean. – …
[The Korea Times] UK Chamber of Commerce chides unions European business leaders in Korea have asked the government to take steps to handle rising labor costs to help attract direct foreign investment. Read more