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President Hwang Sung-ho of Woori Investment and Securities Co. said a blue ocean market has opened for the securities industry with the arrival of the mobile market. ¡°We have been doing our best to provide the best service in the mobile trading system (MTS) area through the development of reformati¡¦
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The Industrial Bank of Korea observed its 51st anniversary on Aug. 1 at a ceremony held at its head office in Euljiro, downtown Seoul, with over 400 officers and staff in attendance, led by President Cho Joon-hee. President Cho, in his congratulatory speech, said 51 years is a long time when looking¡¦
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Hana Financial Group has successfully taken over Broadway National Bank (BNB) Financial Services Corp. run by Korean-Americans, which owns BNB Bank in New York, by securing a 71 percent stake in the holding company on July 21, the group said recently.Hana and BNB Corp. signed an agreement in New Yor¡¦
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President Kim Sun-kyu of Korea Housing Guarantee Co., in a recent interview with NewsWorld, talked about the company¡¯s grand plan to support the growth of the national economy by helping SMEs advance overseas as well as creating jobs in Korea. The CEO said he will steer the company to support the l¡¦
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President Lee Kang-tae of BC Card said he will take up a campaign that will give the highest value to the company¡¯ s employees through the convergence of finance and communication during his inaugural speech on Aug. 6 at the company¡¯ s conference room.In his speech at the ceremony, which was rathe¡¦
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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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CEO Hur Sae-hong of GS Caltex talks with GS Caltex staff members at GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. (Photo: GS Caltex)GS Holdings said in an electronic notice released on May 13 that the holding company of GS Group posted 6,842.4 billion won in revenu¡¦
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CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi of S-OIL. (Photos: S-OIL)S-OIL chalked up more than 1.2 trillion won in operating profit on the back of inventory profit, caused by crude oil price hikes for the first quarter of this year, in results that surprised analysts.Pr¡¦
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Chairman Chang Sae-joo of Dongkuk Steel Group. (Photos: Dongkuk Steel Group)Dongkuk Steel announced on April 24 that it posted sales of 857.2 billion won, an operating profit of 21.4 billion won, and a net profit of 6.2 billion won in the first quart¡¦
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Chairman Park Gee-won of Doosan Enerbility. (Photos: Doosan Enerbility)Doosan Enerbility said on April 23 that major Doosan Enerbility executives, including Chmn. Park Gee-won, embarked on efforts to promote cooperation to participate in a new power ¡¦
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