Government Support for Defense Industry Development and Regional Economic Revitalization
On the 28th, BNK Gyeongnam Bank signed a 'Financial Support Business Agreement' with the Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association.
The business agreement ceremony held at BNK Gyeongnam Bank's Seoul Metropolitan Area Headquarters was attended by Park Sang-ho, Executive Director of the Customer Marketing Headquarters, and Kim Hee-cheol, Full-time Vice Chairman of the Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association, among others.
The Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association is an organization that contributes to the development of the defense industry through guarantees and mutual aid projects necessary for defense projects, as well as welfare projects for its members, based on the 「Act on the Promotion and Support of the Defense Industry」. Recently, it has been steadily collaborating with financial institutions.
According to this business agreement, the two institutions plan to provide better conditions such as credit limits and interest rates to member companies of the Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association when providing financial support through payment guarantees and loans to promote their growth.
They will also cooperate in promptly sharing various information necessary for financial support and providing product information related to financial support to member companies.
Park Sang-ho, Executive Director of the Customer Marketing Headquarters, said, “The financial support business agreement with the Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association aims to foster the defense industry and contribute to national economic development. Both institutions will do their best to strengthen the cooperative system to support member companies as well as improve related systems and procedures.”
He added, “We hope that the member companies of the Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association that receive financial support will develop further. BNK Gyeongnam Bank will continue to actively support the government-supported defense industry promotion and regional economic revitalization.”
Kim Hee-cheol, Full-time Vice Chairman of the Defense Industry Mutual Aid Association, stated, “We will continue to work together with BNK Gyeongnam Bank to support member companies in carrying out defense projects. We hope that this agreement with BNK Gyeongnam Bank will serve as an opportunity to revitalize the economy of the Gyeongnam region, where many defense companies are located, as well as contribute to the growth of the entire defense industry.”
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