Keeping up to speed with the local economy,... President Moon Jae-in is due to meet with the owners of some local SMEs and venture firms on Monday.
Officials say.... the goal of today's meeting at the top office.... is to hold candid discussions so that the president and his administration can sharpen efforts or even tweak policies to boost a South Korean economy that remains mired in a rut of slow growth.
The president has opened the new year with a strong focus on *fixing the economy.
He's already held a New Year's event at the Korea Federation of the SMEs for the first time,.... and his chief policy aide has been meeting with executives from local conglomerates.