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President Kim Ki-bum of KDB Daewoo Securities Co. said he will maintain the securities firm’s tradition as a leading securities firm in Korea in his inaugural speech, recalling his return to the securities firm after a decade-long absence.The new CEO said he is thrilled to be back at his old compan…
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he Korea Exchange (KRX) will be the focus of the government’s strategy to make Korea a top financial hub in Northeast Asia, the KRX said in its strategy to globalize its operations made public recently. The KRX will export its infrastructure to Asian countries to expand its influence in Asia and to…
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he Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) conducted a large-scale personnel reshuffle at the top on July 12 involving 1,600 of its officers and staff including the promotion of a former chauffeur to a branch manager in another one of the surprising and tradition-breaking personnel moves by President Cho Jun…
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rue to his reputation as a leading proponent of overseas advancement by Korean financial institutions, Chairman Lee Pal-seung of the Woori Financial Group has led the group in its take over of a partial stake in the Saudara Bank in Indonesia to become the second largest shareholder.The group could h…
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Shinhan Financial Group plans to hold finance and economy classes for people in various sectors of society as part of its social services, the group announced on June 25.The group said it will provide the financial education free of charge to various classes of people in the country in answer to cal…
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The staff at the Small & Medium Enterprises Department of the Korea Finance Corporation (KoFC) have their hands full with the work to flesh out on-landing loans, a new and advanced financial scheme introduced by KoFC to provide capital to the nation’s SME sector, which has technological prowess…
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Chairman & CEO Chang Young-chul of Korea Asset Management Corp. said the applications for replacement loans have been piling up sky high and KAMCO has been busy setting up an Internet Window for accepting the loan applications starting in July.KAMCO, which has already celebrated its half century…
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'Roses Given to Koh So-young When Confessing Love'rofessor Ahn Jong-bae's professional book on contents marketing , “Contents Marketing” is a story-telling marketing, showing the features of examples of the contents industry and contents marketing in 13 genres such as tourism, movies, and ga…
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Chairman Jun Kwang-woo of the National Pension Service (NPS) said NPS might invest in Korean-type hedge funds to invigorate the hedge fund market in Korea at an international forum on Korea-type hedge funds and new challenge and opportunities held at the Westin-Chosun Hotel on June 14.The NPS CEO sa…
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The Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) and KOTRA signed an MOU on May 16 at the JW Marriot Hotel in downtown Seoul to speed up the globalization of Korean financial investment firms as well as cross-border M&As for Korean SMEs abroad, the two business associations said recently.The t…
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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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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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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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