Seoul Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Business and finance=== {{See also|Yeouido|Korea Exchange}} [[File:Yeouido, Seoul.jpg|thumb|[[Yeouido]], the main financial district of Seoul]] According to the [[Global Financial Centres Index|Global Financial Centerss Index report]] released in 2024, Seoul ranked 10th. The city ranked 13th in business environment and financial sector development, seventh in human capital, 10th in infrastructure and 12th in reputation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2024 |title=Seoul rises one spot to 10th in Global Financial Centres Index |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240321050743 |work=[[The Korea Herald]]}}</ref> Seoul has three [[central business districts]]; the [[Downtown Seoul]](CBD), [[Gangnam]](GBD), and [[Yeouido]](YBD).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pearsonkorea.com/insights/Top-3-Main-CBD-in-Seoul-Korea-%E2%80%93-Bringing-Best-Business-Practices-to-the-Table/ |title=Top 3 Major Business Districts (CBD) in Seoul, Korea |date=2020-08-25 |website=pearsonkorea.com |publisher=Pearson & Partners |access-date=2024-03-05}}</ref> The Downtown Seoul, which has 600 years of history as unparalleled business district in entire Korea, is now a densely concentrated area around [[Gwanghwamun]] and [[Cheonggyecheon]] with headquarters of major companies, foreign financial institutions, largest news agencies and law firms. Other two business districts are developed in 1970s and have different characteristic; while Gangnam is well known for tech, luxury and private education industries, Yeouido is famous for securities exchange and asset management.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Sue |date=2011-03-18 |title=Beginners guide to Seoul office lease |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2024/02/602_83374.html |work=[[The Korea Times]] |location=Seoul |access-date=2024-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2914830|title=Neon shines brightly during the bustle on Yeouido stock street|publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=5 January 2010|access-date=13 February 2014|archive-date=17 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517161814/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2914830|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2023, the city announced plans to invest $44.7 million over six years to create a dedicated area to attract foreign investment.<ref name=":0" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page