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Gyeongnam Province organized this event with the purpose of promoting local industrial growth and creating jobs by holding an investment attraction information session for companies in the metropolitan area.
Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 27th that it will hold the '2026 Gyeongsangnam-do Investment Attraction Information Session' at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on the 20th of next month by inviting about 300 people, including CEOs and officials of companies in the metropolitan area.
The briefing session was prepared to attract investment from companies in the metropolitan area in line with Gyeongnam's future growth strategy and the government's investment plan for high-tech industries in the Yeongnam region.
The province plans to introduce major industries and investment locations and guide support systems and incentives tailored to the investment stage and demand of companies.
Investment plans and difficulties are also identified through one-on-one consultations for each company.
Based on this, we plan to link investmentable sites and support systems to support the process from investment review to actual investment even after the briefing session.
The province explained that strategic industries such as aerospace, defense industry, advanced shipbuilding and marine, nuclear power plant, small modular reactor (SMR), and future mobility are concentrated in Gyeongnam.
He added that the core companies leading the industry and materials, parts, and equipment companies have formed an industrial ecosystem and have a foundation to support new investments and business expansion.
A provincial official said, "We will do our best to attract investment results so that we can create opportunities for growth and leap forward for companies and jobs and growth engines in Gyeongnam."
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It is expected that investment review and actual investment will follow the briefing session.
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