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President Yoon Yeol-hyun of Kyobo Life Insurance Co. (Photos: Kyobo Life)Kyobo Life Insurance Co. named advisor Yoon Yeol-hyun as its president on March 6, taking over some of the responsibilities from Shin Yong-gil, the life insurance firm announced on March 7.The personnel move is intended to ease…
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Chairman Choi Jong-gu of the Financial Services Commission(FSC).The Financial Services Commission with the support of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Economy and Finance came up with the Financial Reform Plan centered in the Future Growth Potential and Venture Capital, and the FSC announ…
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Chairman Eun Sung-soo of the Export and Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank). (Photo: Eximbank)The Export and Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) is ready to provide 62 trillion won in investments, loans and 13 trillion won in credit guarantees this year to help the Korean firms clinch project orders o…
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President Moon Chang-yong of Korea Asset Management Corp(KAMCO)The Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) set up a special unit to take charge of reviewing the selection of the companies for the development of state-owned land managed by KAMCO. The special unit will also review the agreements si…
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President Wi Sung-bak of Korea Deposit Insurance Corp.(KDIC)The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is a deposit insurance corporation established in 1996 to protect depositors and maintain the stability of the financial system. The main functions of KDIC are insurance management, risk survei…
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Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group.Shinhan Financial Group said on March 24 it launched the Shinhan Reform Finance Promotion Committee to give financial support to SMEs, venture firms and reform-minded firms. The move is in step with the government’s Productive Financial Vision.Pre…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group.Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group said the group will look for a life insurance firm this year for takeover to strengthen the group’s fundamentals. He made the comments at a general meeting of the shareholders on March 27. He was answering a…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group.(HFG)On Jan. 11, 2014, Hana Financial Group held a 'Start 2014' event. Attended by 12,000 executives and employees, the event served as an occasion to promulgate the Group's new vision, 'The Trusted Premiere Global Financial Group', and to make the pledg…
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Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group.NH Financial Group plans to consider buying a stake investment in the Agri Bank, the largest bank in Vietnam, the group said on March 3, adding that it is part of the company’s drive to speed up its overseas operation centered around southeast Asia.The g…
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: WFG)Woori Financial Group has been working on its globalization strategy for some time now, knowing that the domestic financial market is too crowded to grow profits, so it should go overseas in search of greener pastures.The financial group …
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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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