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Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea, Gandi Sulistiyanto is ready to facilitate the acceleration of Indonesian start-ups to South Korea. The digital economic development of both countries is rapid, particularly the progress of start-ups. Therefore, the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul focuses on facilitating the acceleration of Indonesian start-ups to South Korea and otherwise.  This was stated by Ambassador Gandi Silistyanto while visiting the KB Innovation Hub, a South Korean start-up incubator on Friday (11/2).  He further conveyed that digital transformation is one of the three major themes brought up by the Indonesian Presidency at the G20 in 2022.

During his visit, Ambassador Gandi Sulistiyanto does hope that South Korean start-ups are able to find appropriate and equal Indonesian business partners. He appealed to Korean start-ups not to assume Indonesia only as a market, but jointly create progress that has a positive impact for the community, including job creation which provides higher income and support to rural areas with inadequate infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Chief Global Strategy Officer of KB Financial Group, Namhoon Cho explained that through the KB Innovation Hub, KB Financial Group also supports the creation of many talents in South Korea's digital industry. Namhoon Cho viewed how important Indonesia is,  as the largest economy in Southeast Asia.  Therefore, his side is interested in expanding its business to Indonesia. Since 2021, KB Financial Group has been recorded to have acquired Bank Bukopin.