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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu of KB Financial Group. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group posted its best-ever business performance for the third consecutive year in 2022, thanks to the expansion of net interest margin following a rise in interest rates. KB Financial Group decided to maintain…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced on Feb. 9 that it racked up net profit of 3,625.7 billion won on a consolidated basis in 2022. The figure represented a 2.8 percent increase over the previous year. Its net profit ascende…
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Former chairman Lim Jong-yong of Financial Services Commission named as chairman of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group by increasing core profits last year and expanded business in the non-banking sector. The firm plans to pursue an active shareholder ret…
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Chairman Lee Suk-joon of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photo: NH NongHyup Financial Group)NongHyup Financial Group announced on Feb. 14 that its net profit in 2022 reached 2,230.9 billion won, down 2.7 percent from 2,291.9 billion won in the previous year.The financial group explained that the drop is …
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Shinhan Bank President-nominee Jung Sang-hyuk.Shinhan Bank is launching a loan brokerage platform that will be linked with refinancing loan infrastructure. Among the five major banks — KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank and NongHyup Bank in Korea - Shinhan Bank will be t…
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Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik, Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Bok-hyun, Financial Services Commission Vice Chairman Kim So-young, KB Kookmin Bank President Lee Jae-keun, Vice Chairman Kim So-young of the Financial Services Commission, Shinhan Financial Group Chairman-nomi…
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Hana Bank wins the “Best Trade Finance Provider in Korea 2023 Prize” from Global Finance. Lee Seong-pil (center), head of the London branch of Hana Bank, poses for a photo after receiving the prize at the awards ceremony in London on Jan. 25. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank received the “Best Trade …
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Woori Bank announced on Feb. 1 that it signed a business agreement with LRQA to strengthen ESG management. Yoo Do-hyun (right), a vice president of Woori Bank poses for a photo with Lee Il-hyung, head of LRQA after inking a business agreement. (Photo: Woori Bank)Woori Bank said on Feb. 1 that it sig…
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Lee Seok-yong, CEO of NH NongHyup Bank, checks business operations by overseas markets and has a communication time with employees in a video conference at NongHyup Bank’s headquarters on Feb. 8. (Photo: NH NongHyup Bank)Lee Seok-yong, president of NongHyup Bank, announced on Jan. 18 that NongHyup …
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Chairman Sohn Byung-doo of Korea Exchange (KRX) unveils core strategies to advance the Korean financial market, which KRX will implement this year, during a meeting with reporters on Jan. 31. (Photo: KRX)Chairman Sohn Byung-doo of Korea Exchange (KRX) came up with core strategies to advance the Kore…
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A 380MW gas turbine developed and produced by Doosan Enerbility. (Photo: Doosan Enerbility)On October 13, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had signed an agreement with a prominent U.S. technology company to provide two units of Doosan’s 380MW gas…
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HD Hyundai Oil Bank supplies sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Korean Air’s international flights to Japan. To the refinery, it is the first entry to the Korean SAF market. HD Hyundai Oil Bank said on Sept. 22 the refinery struck a contract wi…
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Jang Si-ho, head of KPX Jeju Headquarters poses with Suh Yong-seok, chief of KIER’s Jeju Global Research Center as the two institutions struck an MOU on joint research and commercialization of new energy industries and demand management technologies…
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Chairman Kim Seung-youn of Hanwha Business Group. (Photos: Hanwha Group)Hanwha celebrated the 73rd anniversary on Oct. 9. In his commemorative speech, Chmn. Kim Seung-youn of Hanwha Group said, “Our goal now is to be a global leader, and we hav…
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