[1번지이슈] President Yoon’s special speech scheduled… What does the Davos Forum mean for economic diplomacy?

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■ Facilitator: Jung Young-bin, Lee Yoon-ji anchor
■ Appearance: Professor Jeong In-gyo, Department of International Trade, Inha University, Director Lee In-cheol, Reference Eun Economic Research Institute

The World Economic Forum, the Davos Forum, is currently being held in Switzerland, where celebrities from politics, business and academia gather.

This is the first face-to-face event in three years.

President Yoon Seok-yeol, who has completed his tour of the UAE, will continue his ‘economic diplomacy’ schedule by meeting executives of world-class companies at the Davos Forum.

For more details, let’s find out with Professor Jeong In-gyo of the Department of International Trade, Inha University, and Lee In-cheol, Director of the Reference Eun Economic Research Institute.

<질문 1> The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting has been held in Davos, Switzerland since the 16th. It’s the 53rd this year, and it’s been opened in three years since the Corona 19 incident, right? First, please explain the nature and status of the Davos Forum.

<질문 2> The topic of the forum was initially an economic issue, but it is gradually expanding to political and diplomatic issues. Now, major leaders from around the world, academia, civil society leaders, and key figures from the political and business worlds gather to discuss current international issues. The theme of this conference is ‘Cooperation in a Divided World’. What does it mean?

<질문 3> The World Economic Forum has released a grim economic outlook that a global recession is inevitable this year. In particular, it predicted low growth in Europe and the United States, but it was found that the outlook for the US and European economic situation worsened in the four months since the survey last September?

<질문 3-1> But economists are divided on China’s economic outlook for this year. Opinion that the Chinese economy, which has started reopening after Corona 19, will recover quickly, and judgment that recovery can be rather slow due to reopening without preparation. How do you see it?

<질문 4> Of course, just because businessmen, scholars and politicians representing the world gather together, it is not possible to suddenly come up with an idea to prevent a recession and revive the global economy. In addition, since there is no binding agreement at the Davos Forum, there are concerns that this meeting will end up sharing a sense of crisis without specific and novel proposals.

<질문 5> It is said that countries around the world must cooperate in the face of simultaneous crises in terms of health and security, such as the COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine. ?

<질문 6> U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He will hold their first face-to-face meeting today in Zurich, Switzerland. In a situation where concerns about a global economic recession are emerging, attention is focused on what kind of cooperation the G2 economic heads will meet to seek.

<질문 7> President Yoon Seok-yeol started his 3-night, 4-day trip to Switzerland. It is the first time in 9 years that a Korean president has attended the Davos Forum since former President Park Geun-hye in 2014. Last year, the schedule was pushed back to May due to corona, and the professor attended as a special envoy, coincidentally with the launch of the new government, right?

<질문 7-1> President Yoon Seok-yeol’s special speech is scheduled for the 19th, right? What message would you like to convey?

<질문 8> Major Korean businessmen also visited Switzerland. The heads of the five major groups, some of whom accompanied the UAE tour as an economic delegation, and those who attended individually, attended the event. What is the reason for this gathering?

<질문 9> All the heads of the five major groups mobilized to the Davos Forum to support the hosting of the ‘2030 Busan World Expo’. Busan Expo 2030 is currently competing with Saudi Arabia and Italy as a registered expo. Why are our companies so active in hosting the expo? And what kind of effect can we expect after attracting?

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