South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol will travel to London and Paris to hold an investor relations briefing on the Korean economy, meet senior executives at major global financial institutions, and attend the Group of Seven Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting as one of four invited countries. The trip also includes bilateral meetings with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and finance ministers from the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. At the 18 May investor briefing in London, Koo is scheduled to outline Korea's global competitiveness and policy priorities, including capital market advancement and efforts to build a highly innovative economy, and to call for continued investment in Korea. Separate meetings with HSBC and Schroders are set to cover recent global economic and financial market conditions and Korea's foreign exchange and capital market reforms, while a meeting with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso is expected to discuss development cooperation projects using artificial intelligence to support developing countries. At the 19 May G7 finance meeting in Paris, discussions are scheduled on global imbalances and mutually beneficial international partnerships. Koo plans to present Korea's emergency economic response measures and policies to stimulate domestic demand and investment, and to set out views on key global economic issues from Korea's position between G7 members and emerging economies.
Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)2026-05-17
South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announces London investor outreach and Paris G7 finance meetings for Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol will visit London and Paris to brief global investors on the Korean economy, meet major financial institutions, and attend the Group of Seven Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting as an invited country. Koo will highlight Korea’s capital market and innovation policies, discuss foreign exchange and capital market reforms with firms including HSBC and Schroders, explore AI-based development cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and present Korea’s emergency economic measures and global outlook at the G7 finance meeting.