Regarding the competition for initiative between economic groups, which was recently raised by the meeting between President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and the heads of economic groups, President Choi Tae-won of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, “There is no concept of rivalry with the Federation of Korean Industries. There are no antagonisms or conflicts, and since last year, we have met with the heads of economic groups once a month, and if there is anything we can help, we are helping together.”
Chairman Choi held a press conference on the first anniversary of his inauguration as chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul on the followingnoon of the 23rd. I have no plans to do it,” he said. He added, “If the circumstances arise, we may consider it, but I think that none of those conditions have been achieved at this time.”
Among the economic policy directions of the new government, Chairman Choi expressed the greatest expectation for ‘public-private collaboration’. He said, “It seems that a role change (role change) has come from the private sector’s point of view. Those things will make a difference in the future.”
Regarding the damage to companies caused by the recent invasion of Ukraine, he said, “If the exchange and trade situation worsens due to the global struggle for supremacy, the burden increases. We need to develop to the level of what strategy to consider when negotiating with other countries by exercising our political and diplomatic power together and making a lot of cards that we can use,” he said.
Regarding the serious disaster law that the business world requires to be revised, he said, “It is unfortunate why it was made into a criminal law.” He also pointed out, “Business problems should be dealt with economically. did.
Reporter Seo-Rin Seo