Shin Hyun-song Departs for Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium... Also to Attend G20 and BIS Meetings

Discussions with Central Bank Governors from Major Economies
on Payments and Other Key Topics

Shin Hyun-song, Governor of the Bank of Korea, will attend the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in the United States, where central bank governors from around the world gather, for the first time since his inauguration.

According to the Bank of Korea on August 27, Governor Shin will join the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on August 28, under the theme "Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy," and plans to exchange views with central bank governors from major countries and prominent academics.

The Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium is an international economic policy event hosted annually in August by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States. Participants include heads of central banks and economists, including representatives from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed).

On August 31, Governor Shin will also attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina, where he will discuss major global economic issues.

Governor Shin will participate in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Governors' Meeting to be held in Basel, Switzerland, on September 5 and is scheduled to return to Korea on September 9.

Shin Hyun-song, Governor of the Bank of Korea, is speaking at the Monetary Policy Committee's press conference held at the Bank of Korea in Jung-gu, Seoul on August 27, 2026. Photo by Joint Press Corps

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