Oh Se-hoon Holds Meeting with Participating Youth and Counselors on 5-Month Anniversary of 'Seoul Young Tech'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will hold a meeting to hear voices from the field on the 5th month of the 'Seoul Young Tech' project, which helps young people systematically build assets through free financial counseling and financial education on asset management.

The 'Seoul Young Tech' meeting will be held on the 31st at Seoul City Hall, attended by Mayor Oh Se-hoon, participating youths, and counselors. 'Seoul Young Tech' is a project that supports young people in acquiring correct financial knowledge and systematically building assets to achieve economic independence amid the financial investment craze. It is one of Mayor Oh Se-hoon's representative youth pledge projects. Customized one-on-one counseling is provided in the format preferred by the youth, including video calls, phone calls, emails, and face-to-face meetings.

Mayor Oh will listen to various opinions, including hopes and difficulties regarding the 'Seoul Young Tech' project, through a Q&A session with youths and counselors. He will also take the position of a youth and directly demonstrate counseling via video call with a counselor.

From November last year to March this year, 5,068 youths applied for counseling through 'Seoul Young Tech,' and among them, 1,119 received counseling. Counseling for the remaining youths will be conducted sequentially. The counseling topics were led by comprehensive financial counseling at 94% (1,840 people), followed by income and expenditure management at 71% (1,348 people), financial investment product counseling at 65% (1,271 people), and lump-sum savings at 62% (1,224 people).

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