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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: WFG)Woori Financial Group plunged is looking to acquire Tongyang Asset Management and ABL Global Asset Management, the former Alliance Asset Management, in its first M&A move since it became a financial group on Jan. 14. China’s Anbang I…
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A view of an opening ceremony for KB Kookmin Bank’s branch in Gurugram, the state of Hariana, India, the bank’s first branch in India, held on Feb. 18 with some 200 related people attending led by President Hur Yin of the Korean bank, Korean Amb. to India Shin Bong-gil, and local dignitaries inclu…
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President Jung Il-moon of Korea Investment Securities Co.Korea Investment Securities Co. is ready to take a crack at boosting its global operations and compete with global investment banks now that its global operations in Asia are on a solid foundation.The company will strive to become a leading do…
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A scene from the 2nd Meeting of the Overseas Construction Orders Platform for 2019 held jointly by Korea Eximbank and the International Contractors Association of Korea on April 4 at the Korea Federation of Banks building in Myung-dong, Seoul. (Photo: Korea Eximbank)Chairman Eun Sung-soo of the Expo…
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President Kim Won-gyu of eBest Investment and Securities Co.eBest Investment and Securities conducted an organizational reform recently, including the opening of the Global Business Dep’t and hiring an online specialist, Chung Seong-keun, to serve as managing director. President Kim Won-gyu took th…
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Members of the 5th Startup NEST are gathered for a group photo session during a launching ceremony on April 9 at the auditorium of the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund(Kodit) building in Kongdok-dong, Seoul.Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (Kodit) said it launched the 5th Startup NEST in a ceremony held on Ap…
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President Sung Dae-kyu of Shinhan Life Insurance Co. delivers his inaugural speech at a ceremony on March 26 held at the auditorium at the Shinhan Financial Group building located near South Gate in Seoul. (Photos: Shinhan Life)President Sung Dae-kyu of Shinhan Life Insurance Co. Shinhan Life Insura…
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President Kim Byung-cheol of Shinhan Investment Co. (Photos: Shinhan Investment)Shinhan Investment Corp. has been considering boosting its capital to get ready to become a larger investment banking company, said President Kim Byung-cheol at his inaugural media briefing on March 26 at the company’s …
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President Lee Chae-kwang of Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corp.(HUG).President Lee Chae-kwang, of Korea Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation (HUG), and Mike Forster, Wilson Center COO, signed an agreement in a ceremony at the Wilson Center on August 16, 2018, to launch a joint research initia…
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Chairman Kwon Yong-won of the Korea Financial Investment Association.(Kofia). (Photo: Kofia)Korea Financial Investment Association (Kofia) released a total of 21.4 trillion won in direct financing to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the reform-minded firms last year through the capital ma…
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects “for Korea’s Great Leap Forward” at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government wil…
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the firs…
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor’s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ‘youth’ as the key keyword…
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