BNK Financial Group, Full Support to Revitalize Local Economy

BNK Financial Group is talking with merchants at the traditional market revitalization campaign event held at Jagalchi Market in Busan on the morning of the 17th. (From the second person on the left: Lee Doo-ho, CEO of BNK Capital; Kim Ji-wan, Chairman of BNK Financial Group; Bin Dae-in, President of BNK Busan Bank; Sung Myung-hwan, CEO of BNK Capital) / Photo by BNK Busan Bank

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jong-hyo] BNK Financial Group rolled up its sleeves to revive the local economy frozen by the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

On the morning of the 17th, BNK Financial Group, including Chairman Kim Ji-wan and about 60 executives and employees from the group's affiliates, held a campaign to revitalize traditional markets at Jagalchi Market in Jung-gu, Busan.

At the event, BNK Financial Group visited the Busan Fishery Processing Cooperative and delivered 1,000 protective masks, then went out to the market to talk with merchants and promised active support to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

The group executives purchased goods at about 200 stores in Jagalchi Market and Nampo-dong dried seafood wholesale market, and held a luncheon meeting at a nearby fish center. The traditional market goods purchased on site, such as dried seafood, will be delivered to vulnerable groups in the region.

Busan Bank also prepared 200 million KRW worth of traditional market usage support funds to invigorate traditional markets.

Busan Bank allocated the traditional market usage support funds to all branches in the Busan area, and regional headquarters heads and branch managers plan to directly purchase goods at local traditional markets to use as customer gifts.

Chairman Kim Ji-wan said, “It is very regrettable that the shoulders of local small business owners seem to have shrunk due to an unprecedented crisis,” and added, “We will prepare all possible measures to help revitalize traditional markets and the local economy and provide active support.”