The Korea International Trade Association (Chairman: Kim Young-ju) held ‘Roundtable Discussion on Outlook of U.S. Post-Election Economic and Trade Policy’ online from the Trade Tower in Samsung-dong on November 10^th.

 12 individuals from Korea including Chairman Kim Young-ju of KITA and executive-level representative from Seah Steel, Samsung Electronics, POSCO,  Hyundai Steel, the Korea Iron & Steel Association, the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association, and other related organizations along with four U.S. experts including Trade Policy Leader Douglas Bell (Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury) from global consultation firm Earnst & Young, Stacy Ettinger (Former Associate Chief Counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce), a partner at K & L Gates, and Jonathan Pollack from Brookings Institution joined the meeting to discuss the future of economic, trade, and diplomatic policy under the new Biden administration and seek cooperatives means between the two countries.

 Chairman Kim Young-ju of KITA said in his opening speech, “Korean companies should pay close attention to changes that Biden administration will bring in economic and trade policy. In particular, cooperative measures between Korean and American companies must be devised in the field of green new deal.”