and equality, sustainable way of life, and strengthening enabling factors for transformation. Against this backdrop, the Map has identified fifteen investment opportunities in eight SDG-related sectors

. Excluding the consolidation of our Outdoor and Digital Services business, our revenue improved organically by 19.8% against a backdrop of double digit decline in overall advertising spending. Despite the

consumption. Private investment also contracted due to a decline in both domestic and foreign demand. Meanwhile, businesses must maintain liquidity to cope with future uncertainty. Against this backdrop

stimulus measures. Against this backdrop, KBank has established its business direction primarily by considering the balance of three dimensions – economy, society and environment – under good corporate

half of the year. Against the backdrop of the global trade slowdown and uncertainty over US trade policy, merchandise exports in 2018 expanded by 7.7 percent, down from 9.8 percent growth in 2017

4.2 percent in 2018. Against the backdrop of a global trade slowdown and US-China trade uncertainty, merchandise exports and imports for the year contracted by 2.7 and 4.7 percent from 2018

by thriving exports and tourism. Manufacturing production fared better, in line with manufacturing sector indicators tracing the promising trends in core economies. Against this backdrop, KResearch

backdrop of the softening US Dollar, which was pressured by rising trade tensions between the US and China and the potential spread of protectionist measures to include Mexico, Japan and India. Meanwhile

recovery coupled with high oil prices since early this year may put more pressure on inflation. Against this backdrop, central banks worldwide are highly likely to adopt a more tightening stance, especially

, whereas the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan may opt for tapering of their quantitative easing stance. Against this backdrop, interest rates in several countries are likely to be on an upward