Moon to step up 'economic drive' in February
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with chiefs of seven venture firms at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Moon called on the businessmen to play roles in creating jobs and boosting the economy. / Yonhap
By Kim Bo-eun
President Moon Jae-in will hold a series of meetings with entrepreneurs and economic policymakers this month, a Cheong Wa Dae spokesman said Thursday.
This is part of his efforts to expand communication with the business community.
Moon had a meeting with chief executives of venture startups at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday, to address their difficulties in doing business here.
He will meet with the chiefs of local governments at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday, to discuss the central government's economic policies.
Next week, he will invite self-employed businesspeople for another meeting.
He will be briefed on “smart city” models in the third week of this month.
On Thursday, Moon spoke with the chiefs of seven leading venture companies including Naver's founder Lee Hae-jin and NCSOFT CEO Kim Taek-jin.
Also present were the heads of “unicorn” startups worth more than $1 billion ― Coupang's Kim Bom and Woowa Brothers' Kim Bong-jin.
They discussed means to foster more venture businesses, and Moon called on the CEOs to play an active role in creating jobs and boosting the economy.
Last month, he met with around 200 businesspeople running small- and medium-sized enterprises.
He also held a meeting with chiefs of conglomerates at the start of the year.
Moon visited a number of production and development sites across the country in recent months. He will visit the southeastern port city of Busan this month to discuss plans to revitalize parts of the city. It will be his third visit to an economy-related local site this month.
The President appears determined to show his commitment to improving the economy this year, after his economic policies came under attack for having failed in the first 18 months of his term. He was criticized for focusing only on North Korea.