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Korean Re’s photo exhibition at the Korean Re Gallery in downtown Seoul displays memorable moments of its 24-member expedition team’s recent successful scaling of Mt. Everest-Kala Patthar. The photos were taken by photographer Lee Han-gu, recognized for having photographed more than 1,000 villages…
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Korean Re, headed by CEO Park Jong-won, has been named the 10th largest reinsurer in the world by S&P, up 2 ranks in 2011, and has been the largest in Asia in terms of insurance funds since 2002, the reinsurance firm said recently.The company said the upgraded position means that its Vision 2020…
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President Choi Ki-ui of KB Kookmin Card Co. is known for his tremendous business acumen. His dogged refusal to cut fees on the company’s credit cards for country clubs from 2 percent to 1.5 percent, while other credit card firms agreed to the cut, is an outstanding example of his way of doing busin…
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Larry Summers, professor at Harvard University in Boston, the United States, and a former U.S. Treasury Secretary, urged the state wealth funds including the National Pension Service (NPS) to do their utmost to help end the economic crisis.At the Global Conference hosted on Sept. 17 by the NPS to co…
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South Korea and the World Bank signed an MOU to cooperate in many international financial sectors and to open a World Bank office in either Seoul or Incheon next year. In the MOU signed by Minister Bahk Jae-wan of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and President Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank…
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Woori Financial Co. warned that household debts have grown so big that many borrowers are facing default on some of their loans as concerned banks have made their borrowing conditions more difficult for home loan borrowers.Many young people are turning to capital loan companies for loans on credit a…
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Hanwha Securities and Hanwha Investment Securities merged to be reborn as Hanwha Investment and Securities in order to act as an investment banking affiliate for the Hanwha Group and as a top-tier securities firm to more powerfully climb the ladder of greater challenges ahead. The newly-merged …
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The life insurance industry has kicked off its social service activities with the Life Insurance Social Service Committee presenting 12 cars to social welfare institutions at a ceremony held at Han River Park in Yeouido, Seoul, on July 17, the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA) said recently.Ch…
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Chairman Shin Dong-kyu of NH Financial Holding Co. has decided to increase the capital of its affiliates including NH Bank and NH Life Insurance by around 1.7 trillion won to boost their competitive strength. The increased funds will be invested largely in non-financial business sectors, the holding…
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Hana Bank China Ltd has been considered the most successful overseas subsidiary not only at Hana Financial Group, but also inside the Korean financial industry due mostly to its outstanding localization characteristics, financial industry sources said recently under the brilliant leadership of Chair…
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삼성전자, SK하이닉스, 한국전력, 한국수자원공사, 한국토지주택공사 등 관계기관은 11월 27일 오전 한국반도체산업협회에서 ‘용인 반도체 클러스터 인프라 구축 협약식’을 개최하고 원활한 전력‧용수공급 사업 추진을 위한 협약을 체결하였다.금번 협약을 통해…
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한국표준협회는 10월 21일 서울 삼성동 DT센터(협회 본사)에서 임시 총회를 열고 문동민(文東珉) 전 산업통상자원부 무역위원회 상임위원을 신임 회장에 선임했다고 22일 밝혔다.문동민 신임 회장은 (서울대 경제학과(학사), 서울대 행정대학원(석사)에서 학위를 취득했…
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국토교통부(장관 박상우)는 해외건설협회(회장 한만희)와 함께 11월1일 오후 3시 서울건설회관에서「2024 해외건설· 플랜트의 날」 기념식을 개최하였다.이번 기념식은“해외건설이 미래로 도약하는 신성장동력이 되겠습니다”라는 슬로건으로 열린다. 해외건설 분야의…
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산업통상자원부(장관 안덕근)와 한국무역협회는 12.5(목) 오전 11시부터 서울 코엑스에서 무역 유공자, 정부·유관기관장 등 1,000여명이 참석한 가운데 제61회「무역의 날」기념식을 개최하였다.올해에도 글로벌 고금리·고물가, 미 대선, 러-우전쟁, 중동 사태 등 우…
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