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Chairman Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photo: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group posted a net profit of over 1 trillion won in the first quarter of this year. Despite a decline in interest income and the accumulation of provisions for internal and external uncertainties,…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu of KB Financial Group. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group racked up a net profit of 1.5 trillion won in the first quarter of 2023. The financial group announced on April 27 that its net profit for the first quarter of this year was 1.4976 trillion won, up 2.5 p…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced on April 27 that it posted consolidated net profit of 1,102.2 billion won in the first quarter, up 22.1 percent year on year and will pay an interim dividend of 600 won per share. Comment…
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Chairman Lim Jong-yong of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group announced on April 24 that it earned a net profit of 911.3 billion won in the first quarter (January-March) of 2023.This is almost 2 times the 480 billion won earned in the fourth quarter of 2022 and…
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Chairman Lee Suk-joon of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photo: NH NongHyup Financial Group)NH NongHyup Financial Group posted a 59 percent year on year improvement in net profit in the first quarter of this year despite a sharp drop in its interest income. Credited were a turnaround in NongHyup Lif…
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Shinhan Bank signs a strategic business agreement with Khan Bank, the largest bank in Mongolia, to promote digital finance on May 4. Shinhan Bank Vice President Lim Soo-han (left) shakes hands with Khan Bank Vice President Degi Erdenedelger Bavlai after the signing ceremony. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shi…
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KB Financial Group holds “KB Financial Group Cocktail Reception” at the Sheraton Grand Incheon on May 4. KB Financial Group Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu poses for a photo with James Quigley, vice chairman of Bank of America (BoA) before the reception. (Photo: KB Financial Group)More than 200 guests from…
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Hana Financial Group’s booth at the Networking Hub on the first floor of Songdo Convensia. (Photos: Hana Financial Group) Hana Bank officially sponsored the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which took place in Songdo, Incheon, Korea. Hana Financial Group also publi…
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At the ADB Annual Meeting in Songdo, Incheon, Woori Bank showcases Won Bizplaza, a supply chain finance platform launched in September 2022. Visitors try Won Bizplaza services at the exhibition booth. (Photo: Woori Bank)Woori Bank introduced “Won Bizplaza,” a supply chain finance platform at the v…
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NongHyup Bank creates a networking hub space for visitors from Asian countries in the 56th ADB Annual Meeting and organizes a booth with contents to promote NongHyup Bank’s digital transformation achievements. Visitors to the ADB meeting enjoy various contents at NongHyup Bank’s digital transforma…
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects “for Korea’s Great Leap Forward” at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government wil…
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the firs…
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor’s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ‘youth’ as the key keyword…
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