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Kim Jae-kwan takes office as CEO of KB Kookmin Card in an inauguration ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Jan. 2. (Photo: KB Kookmin Card)KB Kookmin Card held the inauguration ceremony for new CEO Kim Jae-kwan at KB Kookmin Card’s headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 2.“Despi…
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Lee Young-jong, president of Shinhan Life poses for a photo with participants before the 2025 Sales Strategy Meeting at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 6. (Photo: Shinhan Life)Shinhan Life announced on Jan. 9 that it held a strategy meeting to sharpen its sales competitiveness in 202…
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Woori Bank’s 56th President Jung Jin-wan delivers his inauguration speech at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul, on Dec. 31, 2024. (Photo: Woori Bank)On Dec. 31, 2024, Jung Jin-wan took office as the 56th president of Woori Bank in a ceremony at the bank’s headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul. On hi…
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On Jan. 3, HF donates 150 million won to the headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation in Seoul. Kim Kyung-hwan, president of HF (left) poses for a photo with Hwang Young-ki, chairman of the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation. (Photo: HF)In his New Year’s speech, Kim Kyung-hwan, …
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Chairman & President Jang Young-jin of Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-sure) discloses K-sure’s plans for this year at a meeting with reporters in Sejong City on Jan. 15. (Photo: K-sure)As exports are forecast to slow down this year amid rising foreign currency exchanges rates, Korea Trade Insur…
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Jeong Eun-bo, chairman of the Korea Exchange, answers questions from media outlets during a press conference at KRX Seoul Office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 11. (Photo: KRX)In 2024, 35.6 percent of companies by market capitalization made valuation disclosures.On Jan. 9, the Korea Exchange ann…
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KAMCO President Kwon Nam-joo delivers his New Year’s message at the company’s headquarters at the Busan International Financial Center (BIFC) on Jan. 2. (Photo: KAMCO)“As it is inevitable to expand the roles of finance for the recovery of Korea’s economy, KAMCO will focus on supporting vulnerabl…
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KDIC President Yoo delivers a New Year’s message at the headquarters of KDIC in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo: KDIC)Yoo Jae-hoon, president of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC), emphasized that the organization will strengthen its crisis response system in preparation for increased uncerta…
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On Jan. 6, Korea Eximbank President Yoon Hee-sung attends a naming ceremony for the world’s first ammonia dual-fuel propulsion ship at HD Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan. Yoon says his bank will increase ship financing to support the Korean shipbuilding industry. (Photo: Korea Eximbank)The Export-Import Bank…
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Kim Sung-tae, president of IBK, delivers a New Year’s message at the headquarters of IBK in Seoul on Jan. 2. (Photo: IBK)On Jan. 2, IBK held the 2025 Business Kick-off Ceremony attended by Bank President Kim Sung-tae and about 200 employees. “This year is expected to face a difficult situatio…
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Chairman Kown Oh-gap of HD Hyundai Group. (Photos: HD Hyundai Group)HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has decided to bring HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) into its corporate structure fold. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said on Aug. 27 the shipbuilder will effectively…
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Acting KPX President Kim Hong-keun. (Photos: KPX)The nation’s power demand soared to 96 GW at 6 p.m. on Aug. 25, renewing the highest-ever peak power demand one this summer, Korea Power Exchange (KPX) said. A sultry spell, which started earlier…
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Dignitaries, including President Kwon Myung-ho of Korea East-West Power Co. (EWP), Gyeongsangbuk-do Vice gov. Yang Kum-hee and Acting Yeongju Mayor Yoo Jeong-geun, participate in a deal on joint cooperation and investment in a 1.2 trillion won projec…
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President Kim Dong-cheol of Korea Electric Power Corp. (Photos: KEPCO)Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and MR (Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen) of Germany joined forces to explore new global markets by utilizing the former’s Substation Equipment Diagno…
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