FSC Chairman Kim Joo-hyun met with Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee Young on July 29 and held talks on (a) the soft landing of the loan maturity extension and payment deferment program for SMEs and small merchants, (b) seamless implementation of the self-employed and small merchant support programs backed by the supplementary budget and (c) joint efforts on the provision of financial support to SMEs. At the meeting, Chairman Kim and Minister Lee discussed policy issues related to small merchants and SMEs and agreed to maintain close communication and cooperation. In particular, Chairman Kim and Minister Lee agreed to preemptively prepare measures for the termination of the maturity extension and payment deferment program at the end of September this year.