Busan Finance Center

부산국제금융진흥원 영문

스킵네비게이션
Busan Finance Center President

President's activities

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  • 151 President Rhee Attends the 10th International Financial Cooperation Forum

    President Rhee Attends the 10th International Financial Cooperation Forum

    President Myongho Rhee attended the 10th International Financial Cooperation Forum, jointly hosted by the Financial Services Commission and the Council on International Financial Cooperation at The Westin Josun Busan. At the forum, President Rhee met with delegations from participating countries, promoted Busan as an international financial center, and discussed potential areas for future cooperation.Date: Monday, December 8, 2025Event: 10th International Financial Cooperation ForumVenue: The Westin Josun BusanHost·Organizer: Financial Services Commission and Council on International Financial Cooperatio

    BFC관리자 2025-12-09 VIEWS12

  • 150 President Rhee Meets with Director Antonius Herman Azwar of KPEI

    President Rhee Meets with Director Antonius Herman Azwar of KPEI

    President Myongho Rhee met with Antonius Herman Azwar, Director for Clearing and Guarantee at KPEI, and other KPEI staff members who visited BIFC as part of a Korea Securities Depository training programme. The meetings took place over two days, on December 2 and 5, 2025. President Rhee introduced Busan as a financial hub and discussed potential areas of cooperation between Busan Finance Center and KPEI. KPEI, also known as IDClear, is Indonesia’s clearing and guarantee institution responsible for securities clearing and settlement guarantee services, as well as collateral and guarantee fund management.Date: Tuesday, December 2 and Friday, December 5, 2025Event: Meeting with Director Antonius Herman Azwar of KPEIVenue: D-Space, BIFCParticipant: President Myongho Rhee; Antonius Herman Azwar, Director for Clearing and Guarantee, KPEI; KPEI staff membersMain Topics: Introduction of Busan as a financial hub; potential cooperation between Busan Finance Center and KPEI

    BFC관리자 2025-12-02 VIEWS9

  • 149 President Rhee Attends the 8th Maritime and Fisheries Super Gap Forum

    President Rhee Attends the 8th Maritime and Fisheries Super Gap Forum

    President Myongho Rhee attended the 8th Maritime and Fisheries Super Gap Forum on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, and discussed maritime finance development strategies for realizing Busan’s vision as a maritime capital region. The forum covered key issues in maritime finance, including the overall framework of shipping finance systems, changes in the global environment, and a maritime finance roadmap for building a stronger maritime capital region. Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025Event: 8th Maritime and Fisheries Super Gap ForumVenue: Busan International Finance Training Institute, 52F, BIFCMain Topics: Shipping finance systems and changes in the global environment; maritime finance roadmap for realizing a maritime capital region

    BFC관리자 2025-12-02 VIEWS8

  • 148 President Rhee Attends the 7th Busan Maritime Finance Seminar

    President Rhee Attends the 7th Busan Maritime Finance Seminar

    President Myongho Rhee attended the 7th Busan Maritime Finance Seminar, held under the theme of freight risk management and shipping derivatives. The seminar covered key issues in the shipping derivatives market, including the structure and promotion of FFAs in Korea, the current status and outlook of the FFA market, freight risk management using freight options, and challenges for activating shipping derivatives in Korea.Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025Time: 1:30 p.m.Event: 7th Busan Maritime Finance SeminarVenue: KAMCO MARU, 3F, BIFCTheme: Freight Risk Management and Shipping DerivativesMain Topics: FFA structure and promotion in Korea; FFA market status and outlook; freight risk management using freight options; activation of shipping derivatives in Korea

    BFC관리자 2025-11-27 VIEWS9

  • 147 President Rhee Hosts the 16th Busan Financial Hub Forum

    President Rhee Hosts the 16th Busan Financial Hub Forum

    President Myongho Rhee hosted the 16th Busan Financial Hub Forum at the Korea Securities Depository(KSD) conference room. The forum featured presentations on key policy and institutional issues related to Busan’s development as a financial hub, including the Dubai-DIFC legal framework and its possible application to Busan, the digitalization of bunkering at Busan Port, measures to establish and expand the use of a maritime court in Busan, and a study on the introduction of sustainability-linked bonds by Busan Metropolitan City.Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Event: 16th Busan Financial Hub ForumVenue: Korea Securities Depository conference roomMain Topics: Dubai-DIFC legal framework and Busan; digitalization of bunkering at Busan Port; establishment and use of a maritime court in Busan; introduction of sustainability-linked bonds by Busan Metropolitan City

    BFC관리자 2025-11-27 VIEWS10

  • 146 President Rhee Hosts 2025 Busan Maritime & Finance Week

    President Rhee Hosts 2025 Busan Maritime & Finance Week

    President Myongho Rhee hosted the 2025 Busan Maritime & Finance Week at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel Busan. The event was held over two days and brought together major public and financial institutions to discuss the future of maritime finance and Busan’s development as a maritime and financial hub. The main programmes included the joint opening ceremony, the Busan Maritime Finance Convention, and the KOBC BADA Conference.Date: Tuesday, November 25 – Wednesday, November 26, 2025Event: 2025 Busan Maritime & Finance WeekVenue: Crystal Ballroom, Lotte Hotel BusanHost·Organizer: Busan Metropolitan City, Financial Supervisory Service, Korea Ocean Business Corporation, and Busan Finance CenterMain Programmes: Joint Opening Ceremony; Busan Maritime Finance Convention; KOBC BADA Conference

    BFC관리자 2025-11-25 VIEWS11

  • 145 President Myongho Rhee Attends the 126th Seoul IB Forum

    President Rhee Attends the 126th Seoul IB Forum

    President Myongho Rhee attended the 126th Seoul IB Forum and discussed major issues and outlooks for Korea’s capital markets in 2026. At the forum, President Rhee listened to presentations by Youngdo Kim, Head of the Banking Research Department at the Korea Institute of Finance, on “Issues and Outlook for Banks and Financial Holding Companies,” and by Seokhoon Lee, Head of the Financial Industry Department at the Korea Capital Market Institute, on “Issues and Outlook for the Securities Industry.”Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025Event: 126th Seoul IB Forum

    BFC관리자 2025-11-13 VIEWS13

  • 144 President MyongHo Rhee Attends BFC–BCCK Leadership Networking Event

    President MyongHo Rhee Attends BFC–BCCK Leadership Networking Event

    President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center attended the leadership networking event Inspiring Growth and Empowering Women, co-hosted by BFC and BCCK. Addressing international guests, President Rhee introduced Busan’s financial center and highlighted the importance of diversity and gender diversity in developing an international financial center.Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025Event: Inspiring Growth and Empowering WomenHosts: Busan Finance Center (BFC) and the British Chamber of Commerce in Korea (BCCK)

    BFC관리자 2025-11-04 VIEWS510

  • 143 Meeting with the Mayor of Busan: Advancing Busan’s Global Financial Hub Strategy

    Meeting with the Mayor of Busan: Advancing Busan’s Global Financial Hub Strategy

    President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center met with Mayor Park Heong-joon of Busan, joined by Professor Michael Mainelli, Chairman of Z/Yen Group, to discuss strategies for the development of Busan as a global financial hub. The meeting covered an overview of Busan as an emerging global hub city and explored a range of policy measures to foster the Busan financial center.

    BFC관리자 2025-11-04 VIEWS509

  • 142 President Myongho Rhee Attends Launch Ceremony of BNK Financial Group’s Maritime Finance Future Strategy Think Lab

    President Rhee Attends Launch Ceremony of BNK Financial Group’s Maritime Finance Future Strategy Think Lab

    President Myongho Rhee attended the launch ceremony of BNK Financial Group’s Maritime Finance Future Strategy Think Lab, held at Busan Bank, in his capacity as chair of the new think lab. BNK Financial Group established the Maritime Finance Future Strategy Think Lab within Busan Bank to lead the development of maritime finance, one of Busan’s key specialized industries. The launch formed part of BNK’s broader plan to establish expert-led research groups in maritime finance, consumer protection, and AI and digital finance, in line with the Korean government’s AI and digital policy direction and the Financial Services Commission’s policy priorities of productive finance, inclusive finance, and trusted finance. The Maritime Finance Future Strategy Think Lab was created in response to growing financial demand from the maritime industry, particularly in connection with the relocation of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Busan. It aims to develop systematic financial strategies to support Busan’s vision as Korea’s maritime capital, identify new growth engines linked to the maritime industry, and contribute to balanced regional development and national maritime competitiveness. Date:Monday, November 3, 2025Event: the launch ceremony of BNK Financial Group’s Maritime Finance Future Strategy Think Lab

    BFC관리자 2025-11-03 VIEWS12

  • 141 BFC President Opens the 12th Busan Global Finance Forum

    BFC President Opens the 12th Busan Global Finance Forum

    President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center attended the 12th Busan Global Finance Forum and delivered congratulatory remarks. In his address, President Rhee highlighted Busan’s potential as a global financial center and underscored the importance of implementing concrete policies, drawing on case studies from Dubai and Astana in developing international financial hubs.Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 09:00–13:10Venue: Crystal Ballroom, 3F, Lotte Hotel BusanHosted by: Busan Financial News, Busan Metropolitan City, BNK Financial Group, Financial News Group, Pusan National University, Korea Maritime & Ocean UniversityOrganized by: Busan Finance Center (BFC)

    BFC관리자 2025-10-28 VIEWS494

  • 140 President MyongHo Rhee Visits the Stuttgart Financial Center

    President MyongHo Rhee Visits the Stuttgart Financial Center

    Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025Location: Stuttgart, Germany President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center visited the Stuttgart Financial Center together with participants of the WAIFC Annual General Meeting in Frankfurt. The delegation received a briefing on Stuttgart’s role as Germany’s other major financial hub beyond Frankfurt, including the current landscape of its financial markets and industry, as well as policy efforts to develop the local financial center.

    BFC관리자 2025-10-02 VIEWS512

  • 139 President MyongHo Rhee Visits the Stuttgart Stock Exchange

    President MyongHo Rhee Visits the Stuttgart Stock Exchange

    Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025Location: Börse Stuttgart, Germany Following a visit to the Stuttgart financial center, President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center visited the Stuttgart Stock Exchange (Börse Stuttgart) to discuss the exchange’s growth strategy as a leading digital-asset trading venue, explore potential cooperation with the Busan Digital Exchange, and tour the trading facilities.

    BFC관리자 2025-10-02 VIEWS496

  • 138 President MyongHo Rhee Meets KSD Director at SIBOS

    President MyongHo Rhee Meets KSD Director at SIBOS

    Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025Location: SIBOS venue President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center met Inseok Lee, Senior Executive Director of the Korea Securities Depository (KSD), and his delegation on the sidelines of SIBOS. The two sides exchanged greetings and discussed forum agenda items and topics of mutual interest.

    BFC관리자 2025-10-01 VIEWS493

  • 137 President MyongHo Rhee Attends SIBOS 2025 in Frankfurt

    President MyongHo Rhee Attends SIBOS 2025 in Frankfurt

    Date: During the WAIFC 2025 AGM week, FrankfurtHosted by: Swift President MyongHo Rhee of the Busan Finance Center attended SIBOS 2025 in Frankfurt, which took place alongside the WAIFC Annual General Meeting. President Rhee joined forum sessions and panel discussions and visited major corporate exhibition booths to review current issues and trends in global finance and payments.

    BFC관리자 2025-10-01 VIEWS522