BOK chief Shin to attend Jackson Hole, G20, BIS meetings

By Kim Yeon-jae Posted : August 27, 2026, 17:33 Updated : August 27, 2026, 17:33
Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song, then the nominee for the post, answers reporters' questions as he arrives at an office set up at Hanwha Financial Plaza in central Seoul to prepare for his confirmation hearing on March 31, 2026. Aju Business Daily Yoo Dae-gil.
SEOUL, August 27 (AJP) - Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song is heading for the United States on Thursday to attend the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, followed by G20 and BIS meetings.

Shin will attend the Jackson Hole symposium from Friday and exchange views with central bank governors and academics.

This year's symposium will be held under the theme "Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy."

Shin will then attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, the United States, from Aug. 31.

He will discuss major global economic issues with finance ministers, central bank governors and officials from international financial institutions.

The BOK governor will travel to Basel, Switzerland, for the Bank for International Settlements Governors' Meeting beginning Sept. 5.

He will attend the Global Economy Meeting and the Meeting of Governors to discuss recent global economic and financial-market conditions with other central bank governors.

Shin will also attend the BIS Board of Directors and the Economic Consultative Council as a BIS board member.

Before taking over as BOK governor in April, Shin served as BIS economic adviser from 2014 and headed its Monetary and Economic Department from 2025.

He is scheduled to return to South Korea on Sept. 9.

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