President Moon: "Gap between SMEs and small merchants widens... Need to spread exemplary cases of coexistence"

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in pointed out the growing gap between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners, emphasizing the expansion of exemplary win-win cases.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, President Moon presided over a senior secretaries meeting and said, "When looking at SMEs as a whole, it is true that there is a gap between SMEs that can thrive and those that cannot."

He added, "There are small business owners who quickly adapt to changes such as digital transformation and online sales and follow government policy trends well, but there are also those who are unaware of the systems and fail to adapt, resulting in a large gap. Share information and promote efficiently so that the systems can be well utilized and exemplary cases of win-win cooperation can spread," he instructed.

He continued, "As the world is changing rapidly, SME policies must also change quickly, and above all, listen to and reflect the voices from the field."

On this day, President Moon received a report from the Secretary for SMEs and Startups on the "Current Status and Plans for Promoting Win-Win Cooperation between Large and Small Businesses and Fair Economy Policies." The meeting was attended not only by Blue House aides but also by Kwon Ki-hong, Chairman of the Win-Win Growth Committee, and Jung Joong-kyo, CEO of Fresh Easy, who discussed win-win cooperation and shared cases. They reviewed the achievements of the win-win cooperation model that combines large companies' resources, SMEs' technology and ideas, and government support.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.