Decision to cancel the roundtable with Keidanren Kyushu Economic Federation February 25 19:32

Keidanren will cancel the roundtable meeting with the Kyushu Business Federation scheduled to be held in Kumamoto City on next month, given that the government has indicated a basic policy on measures to spread the new coronavirus infection. I decided.

Keidanren holds an annual "Kyushu Economic Roundtable" together with the Kyushu Business Federation to exchange opinions on measures to revitalize the local economy, and plans to hold this at a hotel in Kumamoto on next month. was.

However, based on the basic policy of the government on the 25th, the two sides discussed that they decided to stop a large-scale rally in order to stop the spread of the new coronavirus and decided to cancel it. .

Approximately 100 people were scheduled to participate in the roundtable, including Keidanren's chairman, Nobuyuki Koga, chairman of the Kyushu Economic Federation, and chairman Yasushi Aso.

According to Keidanren, "I'm very sorry to cancel, but in order to prevent the spread of infection, this one to two weeks has become a crucial point and I hope you understand."