Export-Import Bank Supports Flower Farmers with 'Flower Bucket Challenge'

Visiting Kwon Pyung-oh, President of KOTRA, as the next participant on the 24th, Moon Eun, President of Su-eun (right in the photo), who joined the Flower Bucket Challenge, visited KOTRA in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and delivered an iris flower basket, which has the flower language of "good news."

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] Bang Moon-kyu, President of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, participated in the 'Flower Bucket Challenge' to support domestic flower farmers suffering from poor sales due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

According to the bank on the 28th, President Bang visited the KOTRA headquarters in Seocho-dong, Seoul on the 24th and presented an iris flower basket to Kwon Pyung-oh, President of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

Earlier, Lee Mi-kyung, President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, designated President Bang as the next participant in the 'Flower Bucket Challenge' on the 21st and personally visited the bank's Yeouido headquarters to deliver a flower basket. In response, President Bang designated President Kwon and Ahn Hyun-ho, President of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), as the next participants on the 24th. He first delivered an iris flower basket to President Kwon.

At the event, President Bang said, "The iris has a beautiful flower language meaning 'good news seen like a rainbow after the rain,'" adding, "I hope good news will be delivered soon to our flower farmers who are struggling with their livelihoods due to the spread of COVID-19."

In response, President Kwon said, "As our economy is facing difficulties due to COVID-19, this is a time when a sense of community solidarity is needed more than ever," and added, "We will strengthen our existing cooperation with the Export-Import Bank of Korea to further promote export activation and expand overseas advancement."

Meanwhile, the Flower Bucket Challenge campaign is conducted in a relay format where participants purchase flowers and then nominate the next participant to help flower farmers experiencing poor sales due to cancellations of graduations and entrance ceremonies caused by COVID-19.

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