Gyeongju-si Ranks 6th Nationwide Among Basic Local Governments for 'Economic Activity Friendliness'... Remarkable Rise from Last Place Last Year

KCCI Announces Corporate Environment Evaluation of 228 Local Governments Nationwide
Gyeongju City Ranks 134th Nationwide in Corporate Perception Evaluation, Rated 'Excellent'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] On the 16th, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk Province, ranked 6th in the '2020 Excellent Corporate Environment Region Evaluation Economic Activity Friendliness Category' announced by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, rising 212 places from last year, and was selected as number one in improvement.

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry disclosed the results of the '2020 Excellent Corporate Environment Region Evaluation,' which surveyed 228 local governments nationwide and about 6,000 local companies, on the same day.

The Excellent Corporate Environment Region Evaluation was conducted by dividing into 'corporate perception,' which asks companies about their subjective satisfaction with local government administration, and 'economic activity friendliness,' which analyzes local government ordinances. Rankings from 1st to 228th were assigned based on evaluation scores, and five grades (S-A-B-C-D) were classified. Local governments corresponding to S and A grades are considered excellent regions.

Gyeongju-si ranked 134th nationwide in the corporate perception evaluation and was selected as an excellent region (A grade). In particular, it showed remarkable results by ranking 6th nationwide in the economic activity friendliness evaluation.

The distinctive difference was shown by revising as many as 12 ordinance items related to corporate administration, such as public contracts and environmental fields, resulting in economic activity friendliness rising dramatically from 218th last year to 6th this year. It also achieved the honor of being selected as the number one local government in corporate economic activity friendliness improvement.

Mayor Jun Nak-young of Gyeongju-si said, "As a result of all departments making multifaceted efforts such as regulatory improvements to make it a city good for businesses, remarkable results were achieved," and pledged, "We will actively strive to create a business-friendly environment and recover the local economy."

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