[Photo] Sudden Surge in Small Business Closures

Amid domestic and international adversities such as economic recession and sluggish domestic demand, the number of small business closures is rapidly increasing, and on the 26th, vacant stores lined up in a commercial area densely packed with shops in Sinchon, Seoul. Accordingly, the amount of small business closure mutual aid payments exceeded 1.3 trillion won this year, marking an all-time high.