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Chairman Cho Yong-byeong of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photo: SFG)Shinhan Financial Group Co. reported a 7.1 percent increase in its net profit for the first quarter ending March from a year earlier, thanks to gains from the insurance unit, Orange Life Insurance, Ltd. it acquired last year.Shinhan Fi…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group. (Photo:KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group posted 845.7 billion won in net profit in the first quarter of this year a little down YoY but three times more than the preceding quarter, the group said on April 24.The group cleared that the Q1 net profit …
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A group of dignitaries led by Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group, 3rd L, and leaders of local banks in Taipei, Taiwan, pose for a photo session at a launching ceremony of the Hana Bank’s overseas electronic payment service at the bank’s Taiwan branch on April 24. (Photo: Hana Financial …
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Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group. (Photo: NHFG)NH Financial Group reported an 11-percent jump in its first-quarter earnings from a year earlier thanks to a stellar performance of its banking and investment securities units.NH Financial Group said in a regulatory filing on April 29 that i…
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photos: WFG)Woori Financial Holdings Corp. delivered a net profit of 568.6 billion won ($490.5 million) in the first quarter, posting better-than-expected results since its rebranding to a holding entity earlier this year.The Korean company said Apr…
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President Lee Dong-cheol of KB Card, left, delivers a check for 120 million won in donation to the Mirok Umbrella Children’s Foundation on May 3. (Photo: KB Card)KB Card donated 120 million won to the Mirok Umpbrella Children’s Foundation to help the foundation’s efforts to fight against fine dus…
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President Chung Young-chae of NH Investment & Securities Co. (Photo: NHIS)NH Investment & Securities posted 171.1 billion won in net profit in the first quarter, up 33 percent from a year earlier. The strong performance was attributed to the growth of its investment banking division and an i…
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President Jung Il-moon of Korea Investment & Securities Co. (Photo: KIS)Korea Investment & Securities Co.(KIS) posted 3.183,6 trillion won in the 1st quarter this year, up 34.7 percent YoY with net profit coming to 218.6 billion won, up 44.5 percent YoY while operating profit rising 33 perce…
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President Choi Young-moo of Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Co. shakes hands with President Michael Watson of Canopius after signing an agreement on investment at the head office of the British insurance firm in London on May 2. (Photo: Samsung Fire)Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has made an …
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group who also doubles as the CEO of Woori Bank.Woori Bank announced on May 8 that it has floated US$450 million (532.13 billion won) worth of Formosa sustainability bonds in Taiwan.A Formosa bond is a bond issued in Taiwan but denominated in a currency oth…
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Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon delivers a commemorative speech at a ceremony to mark the 72nd anniversary of Construction Day at the Construction Hall in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, on June 20.Chairman Yoo Joo-hyun of the Federation of Construction Associatio…
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A view of the Lotte Castle Classia apartments to be built in Kileum New Town in Seoul to be put on presale.The complex has 2,029 apartments built in 19 buildings 37 stories high with 6 basement floors with sizes ranging from 57 sq. meters to 112 sq. …
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An aerial view of Sheikh Jaber Causeway built by Hyundai E&C to link Kuwait City and Subiyah New Town in Kuwait which was officially opened at a ceremony on May 1 led by Crown Prince HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister Lee …
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A bird’seye view of the Kumho Eoullim Apt Complex in Namchon, Busan, to be built by Kumho E&C.(Photo: Kumho E&C)The Eoullim, Kumho E&C’s apartment brand, is getting “smarter.” The company is working hard on the development of an apart…
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