Chairman Lee Eog-weon of the Financial Services Commission met with Standard Chartered Group CEO Bill Winters at his office in Seoul Government Complex on March 13. At the meeting, FSC Chairman Lee and SC CEO Winters exchanged views on the global impact of deepening geopolitical crisis in the Middle East. In this regard, Chairman Lee gave explanations on how the Korean government has been handling and responding to the situation to ensure financial market stability and minimize impact on the economy. With regard to the strong performance seen in Korean stock markets recently, Chairman Lee shared key points of the government's productive finance initiative and asked for continued support from SC Group.