■ January 21 Economic Calendar

■The first insurance reform meeting of this year...Will the "25% rule" be changed?

The Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service will hold their first insurance reform meeting of the year this afternoon.

The insurance reform meeting began last year to restore confidence and innovate the insurance industry, and today's meeting is expected to decide on ways to reform the so-called "25% rule," which limits the share of recruitment of certain companies from exceeding 25%.

■ Korea Customs Service announces import/export status from January 1st to 20th, 9:00
The
Customs Service will announce today the status of imports and exports from the 1st to the 20th of this month.

Exports from the 1st to the 10th started higher at $16 billion, up 3.8% from the same period last year,
Let's see if we continue the
trend and see what the announcement says.

■ Joint Public-Private Countermeasures Meeting in Response to the New U.S. Government, 14:30, Trade Association

The officially closed joint public-private meeting of the second Trump administration will be held today, attended by the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Trade and Industry.

The government and industry are expected to put their heads together to find ways to overcome the stronger U.S. protectionist wave.

■ Designation of a community for young people returning to farming and rural areas

A new district will be selected today to solve the housing problem of young people returning to farming and rural areas.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will select several new districts today for the 2025 Youth Rural Bogeumjari Project, and each will provide 5 billion won in state funds.