In the construction of Dalian s regional financial center came a new member: Dalian Branch, Woori Bank of South Korea, becoming the 19th financial organization settled in Dalian this year. The settlement of Woori Bank will be of significance in improving Dalian s financial services for South Korean enterprises and enhancing commercial cooperation between Dalian and South Korea. On the evening of November 5, Dalian Branch of Woori Bank held its opening ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel, Dalian. Wang Min, secretary of Liaoning Provincial Committee of the CPC, wrote a letter to extend his congratulations. Xiao Shengfeng, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Dalian Committee and executive vice mayor, Lee Chong Hwi, CEO of Woori Bank, Kang Duk-soo, chairman of STX Group of South Korea and the account representative of Woori Bank, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. Yao Jiakai, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Dalian Committeeand secretary of Jinahou New Area CCP Affairs Work Committee, Zhang Shikun, deputy municipal leader and director of the Administrative Committee of Jinzhou New Area, Cao Xu, vice secretary-general of the Dalian Municipal Government and director general of the Dalian Municipal Finance Office, Liu Xiaoyang, deputy director of Dalian Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Bureau, Wang Xiaofeng, vice director of the Dalian Branch of the Bank of China, and Wang Pingyong, secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC of Dalian Regulatory Bureau, China Banking Regulatory Commission, attended the ceremony.
Executive Vice Mayor Xiao Shenggeng makes a speech.
In his speech, Xiao said that, driven by the strategies of revitalizing the Northeast and developing the Liaoning Coastal Economic Zone, Dalian has entered a period of rapid development, accelerating macro-urbanization and the construction of the regional financial center. The opening of Dalian Branch, Woori Bank brings a new force to Dalian s financial industry. He expects that Woori Bank will play a role as a bridge connecting Dalian and South Korea for commercial exchanges, extensive cooperation, mutual benefit and double wins.
Lee Chong Hwi, CEO of Woori Bank, makes a speech.
Lee Chong Hwi said that the opening of their Dalian Branch is an important step in Woori Bank s development in China; as a new start and with China as their focus, they will increase their overseas business and better serve Chinese economic and social development through advanced IT and differentiated financial services.
Since the implementation of the strategy of Dalian s regional financial center,many financial organizations of various kinds and at different levels have stepped up their settlement in Dalian, including 10 during 2010 such as Woori Bank and Bohai Bank. 19 others, such as, Orix (China), 2 headquarters of China Financial Leasing Company, 4 foreign investment companies, 3 backstage financial institutions, etc., are now established in Dalian. The financial institutions aggregation in Dalian is increasing.
From: Finance Office Of Dalian Municipal Government
