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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group announces the 40-40-40 Vision of the group’s management strategy at a meeting of the group’s CEOs held at Grand Hilton Convention Center in Seoul on July 19. (Photo: WFG)“We will boost the non-interest and overseas earnings to reach 40 percent of t…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group shakes hands with CEO Saeed Amidi of Plug and Play after signing an agreement to groom promising startups across the globe and collaborating on supporting early-stage business ventures in Korea on July 31 at the financial group’s office in Yeouido, Seou…
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President Ji Sung-kyu of KEB Hana Bank.KEB Hana Bank took a 15 percent stake in BIDV, the state-owned and largest commercial bank in Vietnam, for over 1 trillion won, showing its bona-fide strategy to boost its overseas operation.The bank announced on July 22 its move to acquire the stake in the lar…
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An ad for Korea Exchange Gold Spot Market. (Photo: KRX)Gold futures, which have been traded on the Korea Exchange since March 2014, recently hit an all-time high, while transaction volume continues to grow.The recent global gold frenzy may have started in Korea. The spark was Bank of Korea Gov. Lee …
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Financial Services Commission Chairman Choi Jong-ku and commercial bank presidents hold an agreement on jeonse and monthly rent loans tailored to meet youth’s need after signing it at the Korea Federation of Banks building in downtown Seoul on May 22. (Photo: FSC)Korea Housing-Finance Corp. (HF) is…
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Chairman Moon Chang-yong of Korea Asset Management Corp.(KAMCO). (Photo: KAMCO)Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) will look at revising the KAMCO Act so it can actively assist troubled but viable small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It plans to do that by normalizing their business th…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial GroupKB Financial Group reported its best-ever quarterly net income for the April-June period, largely supported by recovery of bad debts.The holding company, in a regulatory filing on July 18, said its net profit in the second quarter jumped 17.2 percent on q…
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photos: WFG)Woori Financial Group said July 22 that it recorded a net profit of nearly 1.18 trillion won ($1.53 billion) for the first half of the year, marking a new high. Second-quarter net income increased 7.6 percent on-quarter to 610.3 billion …
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Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group. (Photo: NHFG) NongHyup Financial Group Inc. reported a net profit of 564.4 billion won ($476.6 million) in the second quarter, surging 30.4 percent from the previous three months thanks to solid earnings from its major lending unit.Net profit in the firs…
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President Kim Do-jin of Industrial Bank of Korea, delivers his congratulatory speech at the bank’s 58th anniversary ceremony held on Aug.1 at the bank’s head office in Euljiro, downtown Seoul.The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) celebrated its 58th anniversary this year by launching a digital servic…
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Minister Kim Yun-duk of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Chairman Han Man-hee of the International Contractors Association of Koreas, ministers and vice ministers from 32 countries and contractor CEOs attend the Global Infrastructu…
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POSCO E&C President Song Chi-young. (Photos: POSCO E&C)POSCO E&C signed a supply contract for carbon reduction equipment to be installed at POSCO’s Pohang Steelworks with ThyssenKrupp Uhde, a German engineering firm specializing in plant…
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CAK Chmn. Han Seung-goo of the Construction Association of Korea, President Lee Han-woo of Hyundai E&C, President Lee Ki-jung of Hanyang University and President Lee Chung-jae of the Korea Construction Economy Institute of Korea pose with Hanyang…
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Chairman Han Man-hee of the International Contractors Association of Korea (ICAK).Amid growing expectations that the construction industry will win Middle East reconstruction projects following the US-Iran agreement, the Overseas Construction Associa…
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