Gwangju Bank Donates 100 Million Won in Emergency COVID-19 Relief Funds to Gwangju City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Bank (President Song Jong-wook) announced on the 18th that it held a donation ceremony for COVID-19 relief funds at Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall, attended by Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop, Gwangju Bank President Song Jong-wook, and Park Heung-seok, Chairman of the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korean Red Cross.

Accordingly, Gwangju Bank, following the delivery of 30,000 masks to Gwangju City Hall on the 6th to protect the health of local residents, this time donated emergency relief funds of 100 million KRW to support vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19.

The donated funds will be distributed to vulnerable local groups struggling to maintain their livelihoods due to COVID-19 through Gwangju City Hall and the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korean Red Cross.

In addition, Gwangju Bank plans to donate 100 million KRW to Jeonnam Provincial Office and 50 million KRW to the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions on the 19th.

Song Jong-wook, President of Gwangju Bank, said, "As anxiety among local residents grows due to COVID-19 and the local economy continues to stagnate, we will do our best to fulfill our role as the representative bank of Gwangju and Jeonnam to overcome the difficulties facing the region together." He added, "I hope the donated funds will be meaningfully used to protect the health of our local vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19." He also stated, "Going forward, Gwangju Bank will do its utmost to protect customers, local residents, and employees, and will cooperate with related organizations to devise various financial support measures and take the lead in preventing the spread of COVID-19."

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