South Korea ready to support Africa’s development

(From left) Tunisian Ambassador to Korea Kais Darragi; Egyptian Ambassador to Korea Khaled Abdel Rahman; Hong Soon-young, vice president of Export-Import Bank of Korea; Lee Kwang-bok, director of Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation; Kim Young-sang, director of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency; and Chammah Judex Kaunda, an African studies professor at Yonsei University, speak at the Africa Day Business Forum panel discussion in Seoul on Thursday. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)

SEOUL: African ambassadors and South Korean trade experts are exploring the economic potential of bilateral ties between Korea and Africa during the Africa Day Business Forum, co-hosted by The Korea Herald and the African Group of Ambassadors.

In a panel discussion mediated by Tunisian Ambassador to Korea Kais Darragi in Seoul last Thursday, they discussed ways to attract more investment into African countries.