Seoul’s Financial Hub Dream Outshined By Startup Success

With the recent wave of global financial groups leaving or downsizing their South Korean presence, government efforts to establish Seoul as one of Asia’s three financial hubs have clearly come up short. However, a mixture of public & private initiatives have put Seoul in the spotlight for its burgeoning startup scene. Korea FM spoke with Kyle Ferrier, the Director of Academic Affairs and Research for the Korea Economic institute of America (KEI), & Forbes entrepreneurial ecosystems writer Amy Guttman, to discuss Seoul’s current financial & startup atmosphere.

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