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Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KB Financial)Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group said the group will still go after a securities firm such as Hyundai Securities or Dongyang Securities.
In his New Year¡¯s message, Chairman Lim said the group should continue t¡¦
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Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of Woori Financial)Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group said he would like to tell every officer and staff member working for the group¡¯s affiliates to be proud for working for the group, not dispirited by the pending privatiz¡¦
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Chairman and CEO Lim Jong-ryong of Nonghyup Financial GroupThe NH Financial Group has taken over three affiliates of Woori Financial Group in a package that included Woori Investment and Securities (I&S) Co., Woori Life Insurance Co., and Woori Savings Bank in an open bidding held on Dec. 16 bea¡¦
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Korea Asset Management Corp. President Hong Young-manPresident Hong Young-man of Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) said in his New Year¡¯s speech that this year should be the year for KAMCO to become a state-owned company that the people love by resetting its corporate culture based on trust and ¡¦
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Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KDB)Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group said in his New Year¡¯s speech that KDB has been given back its role to act as a state financial group, a window of government policy loans, as it did last year in order to contribute t¡¦
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IBK President Kwon Seon-jooKwon Seon-joo, the senior executive vice president of the Industrial Bank of Korea, has taken over as the CEO of the state-run IBK on Dec. 27
She is the first female president of a bank in Korea as she was officially installed to head the IBK on Dec. 27, last¡¦
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Chairman Kim Yong-hwan of Korea Export and Import Bank holds a bouquet and the Dasan Financial Award for his achievements in the area of public finance, along with Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission, left.(Photo: Courtesy of Korea Exim Bank)Chairman and CEO Kim¡¦
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President Kim Ju-ha of NH Bank.(Photo:Courtesy of NH Bank)Vice President Kim Ju-ha of NH Financial Holdings Co. was promoted to president of NH Bank and officially installed in his new position on Jan. 2 in a ceremony. The new president said in his inaugural address that he will lead the bank to be ¡¦
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Chairman Choi Kyung-soo of the Korea Exchange gives his New Year speech at a ceremony on Jan. 2 at the Korea Exchange(KRX).(Photo:Courtesy of KRX)Chairman Choi Kyung-soo of Korea Exchange (KRX) said in his New Year¡¯s address that KRX should explore new earnings sources through Creative Finance¡¦
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Chairman Park Jong-soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA)Chairman Park Jong-soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA) said in his New Year¡¯s statement that the economy is expected to improve this year, but the financial environment would not likely favor the financi¡¦
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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)Gyeongsangbuk-do struck a contract to achieve self-sufficiency for defense semiconductors with major research institutions in the national defense and semiconductor sectors, universities a¡¦
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President Ahn Byung-gil of Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) poses with participating dignitaries at a ceremony to open KOBC¡¯s first overseas branch in Singapore¡¯s central business district. (Photo: KOBC)Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) has opened¡¦
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). CES 2026, the world¡¯s largest innovative new technology exhibition, held under the catchphrase ¡°Innovators Show Up,¡± wrapped up a four-day run in Las Vegas on Jan. ¡¦
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President Lee Kyung-gyu of Incheon Port Authority and Kim Yong-tae, the head of the Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, poses with award winners at a ceremony to celebrate held a ceremony to celebrate Incheon Port¡¯s record high coastal ¡¦
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