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Busan Bank, Credit Guarantee Fund sign 10 bln-won K-content guarantee pact
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BNK Busan Bank and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund signed an agreement to supply 10 billion won in guarantees to regional cultural content companies, the institutions said. Busan Bank is contributing 500 million won as the basis for the guarantees. Companies using them receive a 100% guarantee ratio and a 0.5 percentage-point cut in the guarantee fee for three years.
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BNK Busan Bank and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund signed the “K-content productive financial support business agreement” to supply guarantees to regional cultural content companies. Under the agreement, Busan Bank will make a special contribution of 500 million won, which the fund will use as the basis for a total of 10 billion won in guarantees. Seoul Economic Daily said the Credit Guarantee Fund announced the agreement on October 6. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Asia Economy reported that the support targets companies producing content in broadcasting, film, games, comics, animation, characters, music, performance and publishing, while Seoul Economic Daily said the programme also covers content planning, production and commercialisation companies and businesses using content intellectual property. Guarantees are split into two tracks: a “cultural industry completion guarantee” for production funds raised on pre-sale contracts, and a “cultural industry specialised guarantee” covering planning, production and commercialisation, according to Asia Economy. Both outlets reported that companies using the guarantees receive a 100% guarantee ratio for the first three years and a 0.5 percentage-point cut in the guarantee fee over the same period. [ 2 , 3 ]
A Busan Bank official said Busan has a solid base and growth potential in cultural content, citing the Busan International Film Festival, and said the bank will keep supporting companies that can grow into globally competitive K-content firms. A Credit Guarantee Fund official said the agreement is expected to help K-content companies raise funds smoothly and ease their financing costs. Seoul Economic Daily said the agreement was made in line with the government’s productive finance stance. [ 2 , 3 ]
Busan has abundant film and video infrastructure, but local content producers have long struggled to secure early-stage capital, Asia Economy reported. The outlet said the agreement is notable because the financial sector is funding a region-specific industry directly rather than only extending ordinary loans. [ 2 ]
Почему это важно
The programme targets early-stage financing difficulties for content producers outside the Seoul metropolitan area, in a city whose film and video infrastructure Asia Economy links to the Busan International Film Festival. Seoul Economic Daily ties the agreement to the government’s “productive finance” policy direction. No document gives figures on how many companies might benefit.
Ключевые факты
- BNK Busan Bank and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund signed the “K-content productive financial support business agreement”. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The guarantee supply totals 10 billion won. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Busan Bank contributes 500 million won to the Credit Guarantee Fund as the basis for the guarantees. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Targets include companies in broadcasting, film, games, comics, animation, characters, music, performance and publishing, as well as content planning, production and commercialisation firms and intellectual property users. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Guarantees are split into a “cultural industry completion guarantee” and a “cultural industry specialised guarantee”. [ 2 ]
- Guarantee users get a 100% guarantee ratio for the first three years and a 0.5 percentage-point cut in the guarantee fee over the same period. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Seoul Economic Daily said the Credit Guarantee Fund announced the agreement on October 6. [ 3 ]
Подтверждено несколькими источниками
- BNK Busan Bank and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund signed an agreement on financial support for cultural content companies. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The guarantee support totals 10 billion won. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Busan Bank contributes 500 million won to the fund. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Companies receiving the guarantees get a 100% guarantee ratio and a 0.5 percentage-point guarantee fee reduction for three years. [ 2 , 3 ]
Пока неясно
- When and where the agreement was signed. Seoul Economic Daily says the fund announced it on October 6, but no document gives a signing time or venue.
- How many companies will receive guarantees and the maximum amount per company. No document provides figures.
- The content of the Newsis report beyond its headline. Document 1’s article body concerns the Blue House and the Supreme Court rather than this agreement, so only its headline is usable for this event.
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- Newsis publishes its headline report on the 10 billion won guarantee support from Busan Bank and the Credit Guarantee Fund. [ 1 ]
- Asia Economy reports the agreement, the 500 million won contribution and the terms for beneficiary companies. [ 2 ]
- Seoul Economic Daily reports the Credit Guarantee Fund’s announcement and links the agreement to the government’s productive finance stance. [ 3 ]