Hana Bank said on March 23 it conducted a "national advanced strategic industries" field training programme to strengthen its ability to execute productive finance.

The programme was designed to deepen understanding of industries centred on what it calls the "ABCDEF industries" such as AI, bio, content, defence, energy and manufacturing, and to strengthen financial support capabilities.

Hana Bank has previously drawn up a "productive finance capability enhancement training roadmap" that links industry analysis with site inspections to systematically push a shift to productive finance, and has operated related programmes since January.

About 20 people, including dedicated reviewers for productive finance investment and lending and corporate finance specialists (RMs), took part in the site visit and toured offshore wind and solar power complexes in the Jeju area. Participants boosted their understanding by directly checking the entire project process, including development, construction and operation.

They in particular reviewed industrial structures linked to the national energy transition policy, focusing on clean energy sites including Hallim offshore wind, Gasiri wind and solar, and the Haeoreum solar power complex.

Hana Bank plans to expand field programmes across a range of areas including robotics and bio, alongside training that invites external experts such as analysts specialising in advanced strategic industries, professors and accountants.

It also plans to build a One Team system in which headquarters departments and branch staff work together to boost the effectiveness of corporate finance support.

A Hana Bank official said the bank will expand productive finance that supports corporate growth and innovation based on understanding and insights into advanced strategic industries. The official added it will continue to push field-focused capability enhancement programmes.