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Chairman Lee Dong-geol of Korea Development Bank (KDB).The Korea Development Bank (KDB) is going after M&As with Indonesian financial companies to boost its presence in the Southeast Asian market, a source said recently. The state-owned firm is said to be targeting a financial firm that has a li…
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New Chairman KIm Joo-hyun of the Credit Finance Association of Korea. (Photo:Crefia)Kim Joo-hyun, former president of the Korean Insurance Depository Corporation, was named Chairman of the 12th Credit Financing Association. His three-year term begins on June 19. The board approved his nomination at …
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Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photos: SFG)Shinhan and KB financial groups, the two leading financial groups in Korea, have been competing to lead the operational results in the 1st half of this year, with Hana Financial Group right behind them in 3rd.FnGuide said the leading …
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KBFG)KB Financial Group has put out a financial platform thru which the customers can find information on loans, such as the interest rates and the limits of particular loan products of its four affiliates without submitting paperwork.The move …
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President Ji Sung-kyu of KEB Hana Bank.(Photo: KEB Hana)KEB Hana Bank saw its overseas profit jump substantially in recent months along with the progress of digitalization, with loans outstanding as of May 31 rising to $16.587,80 billion, up 9 percent from $15.256,3 billion recorded at the end of la…
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An aerial view of Kyung Island near Yeosu where the Yeosu and Kyung Island Marine Tourism Complex is to be built by Mirae Asset Group.Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group. (Photos: Mirae Asset Group)Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of the Mirae Asset Group said the group will now focus its investment…
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President Lee Dae-houn, 2nd left, of NH Bank, meets with Director Allen Awoo in charge of the Banking Sector of the Hong Kong Financial Authority. (Photo: NH Bank)NH Financial Group has been hard at work to take advantage of developing the local subsidiary of NH Investment and Securities Co. in Hong…
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President Ji Sung-kyu of of KEB Hana Bank, 2nd L, joins key officials of the organizations related to the Korean independence fights during the Japanese colonial period(1910-1945) with a check for 100 million won which the bank collected thru a number of the national campaigns to commemorate the cen…
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New President KIm Joo-hyun of the Credit Finance Association of Korea. (Photo:Crefia)Kim Joo-hyun, former president of the Korean Insurance Depository Corporation, was named the next president of the 12th Credit Financing Association. His term begins on June 19 for three years.CREFIA was established…
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Chairman Won Jong-kyu, 2nd R, is on his June 1 visit to the Zurich office of Korea Reinsurance Switzerland AG in Switzerland. (Photo: Korean Re)Korean Reinsurance Co. (Korean Re) recently set up a local subsidiary in Switzerland, the second one following a new subsidiary in Britain under the company…
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KR Chairman Lee Young-seok poses with participants at the 2026 Southeast Asia Committee (KRSAC) meeting in Singapore on July 30. (Photo: KR)Korean Register (KR) successfully hosted two key events in Singapore from July 29 to 30: the 2026 Technical Se…
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Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo. (Photos: Busan Metropolitan City Government)Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo revealed his roadmap to remake Busan into a “maritime capital of the nation” to spearhead an era of “New Arctic Shipping Routes”, a huge opportunity for …
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President Lee Jae-myung toasts with Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jay-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chmn. Chung Eui-sun, SK Group Chmn. Chey Tae-won, Chmn. Lee Hae-jin of Naver’s Borad of Directors, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT …
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President of Song Sang-keun of the Busan Port Authority (BPA). (Photos: BPA)The Busan Port Authority (BPA) participated in 2026 IAPH-KMI Forum in Tokyo on July 27 and presented its strategies to make Busan Port a digitalized smart port. The foru…
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