KB Financial Group Provides 500 Million KRW Worth of Supplies to Prevent the Spread of Wuhan Pneumonia

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] KB Financial Group announced on the 4th that it will provide a total of 500 million KRW to support children, the elderly, and low-income families to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia).

The support funds will be used to provide infection prevention supplies such as masks, hand sanitizers, and thermometers to 1,900 regional children's centers and 301 senior welfare centers nationwide. Additionally, infection prevention kits for low-income families in areas affected by the novel coronavirus will be provided in a scale of 3,000 units.

Furthermore, KB Financial plans to provide 600 'Liiv M USIM chips' with unlimited data usage to Korean residents who have entered the country from Wuhan, China, and are currently in quarantine, so they can use communication services smoothly.

A KB Financial official stated, "We plan to support infection prevention supplies mainly for relatively vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and low-income families," and added, "We will continue to actively participate in the efforts of the government, local communities, and citizens to overcome the novel coronavirus."

Meanwhile, KB Financial Group's major affiliates, including KB Kookmin Bank, KB Insurance, and KB Kookmin Card, are also conducting comprehensive financial support activities such as emergency working capital support, loan interest discounts, loan maturity extensions, insurance premium payment deferrals, and credit card bill payment deferrals for small and medium-sized enterprises, small merchants, and customers affected by the novel coronavirus.

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