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Lee Myung-bak will meet with business leaders for the first time since his election as president on Friday. He will use the opportunity to ask businesses to invest more. ˇ°Bullish corporate investment is the key to an economic recovery,ˇ± spokesman for the president-elect Joo Ho-young said Wednesday. He said Lee will discuss what measures can be taken to stimulate corporate investment, given that companies are reluctant to invest although they have sufficient financial resources.
The luncheon meeting at the Federation of Korea Industries Building in Yeouido at 11 a.m. Friday will be attended by the chairman and 14 vice chairmen of the FKI. They include FKI chief and Hyosung Group chairman Cho Suk-rai, Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo, LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-yeon and Kumho Asiana Group chairman Park Sam-koo. Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee will be absent.
Lee is also to meet with Grand National Party lawmakers and representatives of party members. He is expected to reproach them for recent internal controversy over candidate recommendations for the general election in April. A senior GNP official said Lee ˇ°will call on party members to stop pursuing factional interests in the general election and instead to focus on winning.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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