Bolstering global competitiveness with comprehensive capital support over the next five years Advancing beyond traditional lending to foster high-tech strategic industry ecosystems through ‘productive finance’ Enhancing tailored financial solutions in step with exports of precision weapons such as Cheongung-II Reshaping portfolios around next-generation sectors including AI, biotech, and aerospace
Woori Bank to inject KRW 3 trillion in productive finance for K-defense growth. Provided by Woori Bank
Woori Bank will make a large-scale capital injection to support the advancement of the domestic defense industry. Woori Bank announced that on the 14th it signed a financial support business agreement with LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) at its head office in Seoul and agreed to provide KRW 3 trillion in funding over the next five years.
The funding will be provided as comprehensive support covering all aspects of corporate operations, from facility expansion to overseas market development and export finance. Woori Bank plans to go beyond simple capital provision to lay the groundwork for the ecosystem of national core industries to grow together. With the stable liquidity secured through this agreement, LIG D&A will be able to strengthen its technological competitiveness and accelerate its global expansion.
The beneficiary, LIG D&A, is a leading company with technological capabilities in key defense sectors such as precision-guided weapon systems. Recently, exports of the mid-range missile Cheongung II to the Middle East have entered full swing, increasing the company’s presence in overseas markets. Woori Bank has long served as a strong supporter of the company’s overseas expansion through specialized financial services such as foreign currency payment guarantees and arrangement of corporate bond issuance.
The bank’s latest move is being pursued as part of a broader plan to foster advanced strategic industries that will determine the nation’s future. Woori Bank is reshaping its corporate finance structure around future industries including defense, space and aviation, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. The aim is to provide practical growth drivers on the industrial front through financial support aligned with government policy.
Woori Bank plans to further refine financial structures that help companies expand investment and exports. Through this, it aspires to establish a virtuous cycle in which achievements in the industrial field feed back into financial sector growth, and to build a model of productive finance that enhances national competitiveness.
A financial industry source said this agreement goes beyond a simple loan transaction and has the character of a strategic alliance to enhance the competitiveness of national key industries, forecasting that the convergence of finance and defense will become a catalyst for expanding K-defense’s share in the global market.
Kim Sang-jun
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