Korea
Our office in Seoul partners with South Korean government agencies, the private sector, and civil society involved in international development and facilitates regional cooperation in Northeast Asia. Entrepreneurship development and a sustainable finance ecosystem play a key role in promoting inclusive economic growth for South Korea. Korea office website.
Kyung-Sook Lee,
Acting Country Representative
Contact
The Asia Foundation – Korea
7th Floor, Bunam Building
447 Samil-daero, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Korea 03148
Tel: +82 (2) 732-2044
Email: [email protected]
Energizing the startup/social innovation ecosystem
Entrepreneurship development and a sustainable finance ecosystem play a key role in promoting inclusive economic growth for South Korea. The Foundation’s Startup and Social Innovation Ecosystem Analysis study assesses the landscape, challenges, and opportunities for Korea’s startup and social innovation ecosystem and provides recommendations for both policy and programmatic engagements.
NEWS FROM KOREA
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The Rise of Environmental, Social, and Governance in South Korea: Greenwashing or Generational Opportunity?
Washington, DC
Thursday, Oct 20, 2022
Events
Impact Investing
Our online Impact Investment Digital Platform serves as a direct link between global impact investors, social enterprises, women entrepreneurs, and reduces transaction costs in identifying, assessing, and connecting them. In addition, our regular Impact for Breakfast (IFB) Seoul meetings bring together impact investors, regular investors, and ecosystem builders such as foundations, government, and NGO’s, to strengthen the sustainable finance ecosystem in Korea and other Asian countries.
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January 10, 2023
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