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President-designate Hur Yin of Kookmin Bank.
Hur Yin, president-designate of KB Kookmin Bank, said customers will be at the center of the bank’s operation when he takes over the top management of the bank.
Shareholders are slated to approve his nomination at a meeting on Oct. 16.
During a …
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President Lee Kwang-goo of Woori Bank.(Photos: Woori Bank)Woori Bank clinched the right to be the main bank for the National Pension Service (NPS) with 600 billion won in funds for the next five years with the pension service announcing the bank will be the priority bidder at the end of the biddin…
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President Kim Kyu-ok of the Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund(kibo).(Photo: Kibo)
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has officially taken up the matters related to turning Korea Technology Credit Guarantee Fund (Kibo) into a corporation, with the fund now reassigned to the Ministry of SME…
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Chairman Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance Co.(Photo: Kyobo Life Insurance)
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. led the life insurance industry in Korea for the past 60 years after wisely overcoming a number of crises, including the foreign exchange and global financial crises. At the center of its strat…
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President-designate Lee Dong-bin of Suhyup Bank. (Photo: NFFC)
Lee Dong-bin, former vice president of Woori Bank, has been nominated as the new president of the Suhyup Bank.
The Bank President Recommendation Committee of Suhyup Bank announced on Oct. 18 that the committee nominated the former vice…
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President Moon Jae-do of the Korea Trade Insurance Corp.
The Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-sure) has recently recovered $3.7 million worth of non-performing loans from Nigeria. The recovered money is part of export bonds worth $12.8 million a Korean trade company did not receive from a Nigerian ba…
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IBK Head Office building. (Photo: IBK)The Industrial Bank of Korea is out to support its SME clients go through restructuring with diverse financial means. Its slogan, “Finance right and we can succeed together,” was set up following its Companion Finance declaration at a recent ceremony.At the mo…
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Chairman Hwang Young-key of the Korea Financial Investment Association(KOFIA).(Photo: Kofia)
Chairman Hwang Young-key of the Korea Financial Investment Association (Kofia) said the association has requested to the National Assembly that it should take actions to expand the lending limits placed on …
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Chairman Cho Yong-byeong of Shinhan Financial Group.(Photo:SFG)
Chairman Cho Yong-byeong of Shinhan Financial Group called for reforms over and beyond those performed in the financial industry to achieve its target of being a leading financial group in Asia in 2020 and also its position as the top …
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group reelected for another term. (Photo: KB Financial Group)
Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group is certain to serve another term with the Expanded Managerial Structure Committee of the group ready to recommend him as the next chairman on Sept. 26.…
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President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their summit talks at the Gyeongju National Museum on Nov. 1. (Photos on the courtesy of the Presidential Office)APEC 2025 Korea, which took place over a four-day run in …
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CEO Kang Yong-seok of Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM) poses with attendees as they participated in the “Ocean Climate Change Surveillance and Prediction Forum” at Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, on Oct. 22.Korea Marine Environm…
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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photos: Gyeongsangbuk-do)The Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government has unveiled next year’s 14,036.3 billion won budget plan, focusing on investments in five core areas by capitalizing on the successful hosting…
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President Jung Ki-suck of the National Health Insurance Service poses for a group photo with other attendees as they participated in the “NHIS UHC Global Academy 2025” at the Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon-do, which took place from Nov. 3 unti…
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