 Economic & Industrial Research |
KDB conducts research spanning economic, industrial, financial, and other sectors, as well as regional areas such as Northeast Asia (including China and North Korea). In particular, the Bank concentrates on industrial research to foster corporate banking activities, and market analysis to support its international and investment businesses.
The Bank publishes numerous research papers providing insight into changing industrial paradigms. It addressed specific markets in publications. Moreover, regular surveys on facility investment plans and the Business Survey Index (BSI) help the Bank monitor shifts in the business environment and help enhance its corporate banking activities.
KDB also strengthens its international and investment businesses by providing research on international finance markets through reports such as KDB Corporate Financing Review, Weekly Financial Market, and Monthly Trends and Outlook on the Financial Market. In addition, KDB conducts research and publishes a variety of reports on Northeast Asia and holds seminars on the North Korean economy to raise awareness of regional issues. |
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| Industrial Technology Research |
| The Industrial Technology Department provides technology research support, industrial technology information, and technical consulting. The Department enhances the expertise of KDB’s industrial technology activities and is the cornerstone of the Bank’s comprehensive technology research support system. |
 Technology Research Support Activities |
The Industrial Technology Department conducts technology research projects centering on advanced technologies, large-scale plant projects and venture & SMEs with a high level of technological risks. The research contributes to KDB’s loan screening process and ex-post facto management by providing review opinions and technological information to various deliberation bodies within the Bank, including the Credit Committee.
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| Technical Consulting Activities |
| The Department provides support to transform the Bank’s industrial technology activities into a fee-based business by conducting independent engineering services related to Daedeok TechnoValley and real estate investment trusts, and participating in technology evaluation service projects led by government institutions including the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, the Small and Medium Business Administration and the Korean Industrial Property Office. |
| Industrial Technology Information Provision Activities |
| The Industrial Technology Department provides industrial technology information by producing timely information on core technologies. This information, which is required for loan screening, is designated and managed by staff having industrial technology expertise, particularly in next-generation growth engine industries and basic industries. |
KDB plans to strengthen its position as the only domestic financial institution with expertise in technology consulting, perform technology service activities related to government policy and large-scale SOC projects, and develop various consulting techniques to diversify its consulting services.
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| Contact us |
 KDB Research Institute
Tel: 82-2-787-7829, Fax: 82-2-787-7891 |
