Fund Operation Plan for Supply Chain Stabilization Approved
Support for key industries doubles to 10 trillion won
Tailored measures to boost supply chain ecosystem
Focus on advanced industries, resource security, and logistics
Public-private cooperation to promote critical mineral investment
On the 13th, the Export-Import Bank of Korea announced that it had approved the establishment of the '2025 Fund Operation Plan for the Supply Chain Stabilization Fund' at its Yeouido headquarters.
According to the approved plan, this year's fund will focus on providing up to 10 trillion won in support to Korea's key industries, including advanced strategic industries, resource security, essential goods for the national economy, and logistics infrastructure. This represents a twofold increase compared to last year's fund size of 5 trillion won.
As the fund enters its second year, detailed, tailored support measures for each sector will be prepared to actively promote the activation of the supply chain ecosystem. To support domestic secondary battery and semiconductor material companies, favorable interest rate loans conditioned on purchasing domestic materials will be provided to material demand companies.
To promote investment in critical minerals based on public-private cooperation, financial support such as joint public-private investments of up to 50 billion won will be pursued through the 'Critical Minerals Investment Council,' which includes the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
A fund official stated, "With the recent strengthening of protectionist policies such as tariffs under the second Trump administration in the U.S., the fragmentation of global supply chains is intensifying," and added, "The fund will actively support the strengthening of the supply chain ecosystem for Korea's key industries, including advanced strategic industries, to serve as a safety net for our economy."
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