
10 fields including shipbuilding, marine, semiconductors, and mobility… Promotion of local business growth and industrial finance in earnest
In order to promote the growth of local companies and strengthen industrial competitiveness, BNK Busan Bank launched an 'Industrial Advisory Group' consisting of about 30 external experts in 10 industries, including shipbuilding, marine, and semiconductors, and began providing full-scale industrial financing support.
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BNK Busan Bank has established an advisory system using external experts to strengthen support for local businesses.
30 experts participating in shipbuilding, marine, semiconductor, mobility, robots, energy, etc.
(Busan = Yonhap News) Reporter Soo-hee Oh = BNK Busan Bank announced on the 2nd that it will operate an industrial advisory group composed of industry experts and promote industrial finance in earnest to enhance the growth of local companies and industrial competitiveness.
The industrial advisory group consists of approximately 30 external experts from 10 industries, including shipbuilding and marine, semiconductors, mobility, robots, energy, defense, and bio.
Professors, business representatives, researchers, and analysis experts will participate to provide professional opinions on industry prospects, technological competitiveness, and business feasibility.
Busan Bank plans to use the opinions of the industrial advisory group as reference material in the loan review process for companies.
We plan to provide necessary finance to companies by comprehensively examining not only existing financial information and credit ratings, but also industry characteristics, technology, and growth potential, and through this, expand productive finance.
Busan Bank said it plans to strengthen financial support for startups and venture companies with growth potential and increase financial expertise in major regional industries.
By utilizing industry advisory groups to educate employees and share industry trends, we increase industry understanding at the sales floor and support the provision of financial services tailored to the company's characteristics and growth stage.
Noh Jun-seop, head of the sales support group at Busan Bank, said, "We will closely examine the future value of the company by adding expertise from the industrial field to the company's financial information," and added, "We will expand industrial finance to provide the necessary funds to companies with growth potential."
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