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Chairman Kwon Yong-won of Korea Financial Investment Association.(Kofia) (Photo: Kofia)Foreign investors snapped up Korean bonds in May and sold off Korean stocks. The purchase of the Korean bonds in the month amounted to more than 10 trillion won, the largest-ever monthly purchase of the Korean bon…
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윤대희 신용보증기금 이사장(앞줄 왼쪽에서 네 번째)이 25일 서울 마포구 서울창업허브에서 개최된 ‘2019년 신용보증기금 4.0창업경진대회’에서 참가자들과 함께 기념촬영을 하고 있다.신용보증기금(이사장 윤대희)은 지난 25일 서울 마포구 서울창업허브에서 ‘2019년 신용보증기금 4.0창업경진대회’를 개최했다고 26일…
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State-run financial organization renews its mission to help SMEs to be at the center of resurgence of Korean economy, leading financial reform and realizing social valuesPresident Yoon Dae-hee of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (Kodit). (Photos: Kodit)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (Kodit) celebrated its 4…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: HFG)Hana Financial Group is well on its way to providing 20 trillion won in support to startups and venture firms in investments and loans in the next three years to help them to develop the needed new technologies to give them a competitive adv…
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Chairman Kim Gwang-soo looks back at the initial year of his achievements at a media briefing session on May 8. (Photo: NHFG)Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group said he will lead the group to find an international partner to come up with a new joint venture model before the year is out. He …
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President Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Bank.Shinhan Financial Group (Shinhan Bank), South Korea’s oldest bank, has unveiled a blockchain-based platform to hasten loan processes, Shinhan Bank said on May 27.The new system will utilize blockchain technology to verify loan applications and documents without…
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President Kim Do-jin of the Industrial Bank of Korea. (IBK) (Photos:IBK)The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) emerged as a “Big Hand” in the entertainment industry following key investments in a number of films and musicals that turned out huge profits.Financial sources said on Feb. 17 that the bank …
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President Jeong Young-chae of NH Investment & Securities Co.NH Investment & Securities Co. (NHIS) has been selling the Fidelity Global Dividend Income Fund, which has been investing in a number of selected business firms around the world based on their dividend payment and large growth poten…
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President Lee Dong-cheol of KB Kookmin Card.KB Kookmin Card will no longer automatically issue paper receipts for transactions less than 50,000 won from July 1, as the credit card firm decided to introduce selective issuance system so cardholders can decide whether or not to get receipts for transac…
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: WFG)Woori Financial Group is on the verge of launching a new CIB operation by integrating the investment banking units of its affiliates - Woori Bank and Woori Investment Bank - which will be the first such move of its rebirth as a financial …
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President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a welcoming ceremony at the Rome state guesthouse on June 12. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)President Lee Jae-myung returned home on July 17 fr…
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a welcoming ceremony in honor of President Trump, on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. (Photo on the courtesy of the White House)U.S. Pre…
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President Lee Jae-myung and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi address a joint press conference in New Delhi on April 20. President Lee Jae-myung made a state visit to Vietnam and expanded diplomatic activities designed to build global supply c…
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(from left) Dignitaries, including Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy Kim Yong-beom,; Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment; Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources; Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and …
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