[2025 Financial Forum] CEO Jang Beomsik: "The Swamp of Low Growth, Turning Challenges into Opportunities for a Leap Forward"

Opening Address at the '2025 Asia Financial Forum'

"Challenges can be transformed into opportunities for a leap forward."

Jang Beomsik, CEO of Asia Economy, is delivering the opening speech at the "2025 Asia Financial Forum" hosted by Asia Economy on the 21st at The Westin Chosun Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Jang Beomsik, CEO of Asia Economy, made this statement during his opening speech at the "2025 Asia Financial Forum," held on the 21st at The Westin Chosun Seoul in Jung-gu, Seoul, under the theme "The Swamp of Low Growth: Leap Forward for the Korean Economy and Finance."

Jang emphasized, "The Korean economy is currently facing the complex challenge of structural low growth," and pointed out, "Factors such as global supply chain instability, geopolitical risks, uncertainties stemming from high exchange rates and high tariffs, and demographic changes are gradually weakening the growth engine of our economy." However, he stressed, "If we actively seek out and implement various tasks, including innovative finance, digitalization, fostering new industries, and trust-based regulatory innovation, the Korean economy and financial industry can once again embark on a new trajectory of growth."

This forum will cover a wide range of in-depth topics, including the global market impact of economic policies under the Trump administration, Korea's economic growth and structural reform, sustainable development directions for the Korean financial industry, digital transformation, responses to changes in the AI regulatory environment, opportunities in virtual assets, strategies for the trust industry, and prevention of financial accidents. Jang expressed his hope by saying, "I expect this event to become a platform for public discourse where we can go beyond sharing knowledge to seek practical alternatives and solutions together."