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Chairman Kim Jong-ho of Korea Technology Finance Corp. (KOTEC).In his New Year’s message, Chairman Kim Jong-ho of Korea Technology Finance Corp. (KOTEC) said that, “Last year was a year in which KOTEC proved its values to outside by easing difficulties related to a liquidity crisis, caused by the …
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Lee Dong-gull, chairman of KDB speaks at an online press conference for the New Year with regard to the European Commission’s disapproval of a merger between KSOE and DSME on Jan. 27. (Photo: KDB)“We are very sorry for the decision which the European Commission made based on national selfishness,…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group. (Photos: Hana Financial Group)In 2021, Hana Financial Group’s annual net profit surpassed 3 trillion won for the first time in the company’s history, as increased loans and interest rate hikes significantly drove the growth of interest income. Ha…
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Sohn Tae-seung, chairman of Woori Financial Group. (Photos: Woori Financial Group)For Woori Financial Group, 2021 was the best ever year in its history. It succeeded in its complete privatization and logged its highest business performance ever, with its annual net profit nearly doubling from 2020.O…
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Son Byung-hwan, chairman of NH NongHyup Financial Group, has time to check and discuss the status of overseas stores’ business operations in a New Year’s meeting with heads of overseas branches on Jan. 26. (Photo: NH NongHyup Financial Group) NH NongHyup Financial surpassed 2 trillion won in …
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Shinhan Bank President Jin Ok-dong delivers a big speech at the 2022 Management Strategy Meeting and the 2021 General Achievement Evaluation Conference on Jan. 21. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Jin Ok-dong, president of Shinhan Bank, said at the 2022 Management Strategy Meeting on Jan. 21, “In order to be l…
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President Lee Jae-keun of KB Kookmin Bank. (Photo: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank and SK Telecom signed an NUGU-based AI Banking Service Business Agreement in 2021. In early February of this year, they introduced “Conversation with Koli,” which is an AI-powered service of a KB banking app.Convers…
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President Park Sung-ho of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank will ramp up investments in digital healthcare platforms. To that end, the bank announced on Feb. 10 that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cenacle Soft leading the cloud electronic medical record (EMR) sect…
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Lee Won-duk to take office as new president of Woori BankLee Won-duk, senior vice president of Woori Financial Group, has been tapped as the next Woori Bank president. Analysts say that Lee is the right person to improve the vitality and management stability of Woori Bank, such as injecting fre…
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Kwon Joon-hak, president of NH Bank, held a video meeting for 2022 with heads of 10 overseas branches at the bank headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul on Feb. 10. (Photo: NH Bank)Kwon Joon-hak, president of NH Bank, examined the business performance of overseas branches and subsidiaries. NH Bank anno…
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Chairman Kim Sung-jin of Korea Power Exchange (KPX) delivers his inaugural speech as he took office at an inauguration ceremony at KPX headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do, on May 6.As Chairman Kim Sung-jin of Korea Power Exchange (KPX) took office, he…
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President Ha Dong-geun of Korea District Heating Corp. (Photos: KDHC)Korea District Heating Corporation (KDHC) announced on May 28 that it was selected as an “excellent” enterprise for enhancing corporate value in 2026 by the Korea Exchange (KRX) a…
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Chairman Cho Hyun-joon of Hyosung Group. (Photos: Hyosung Group)Hyosung Heavy Industries is accelerating efforts to ramp up its presence in Japan after landing a series of energy storage system (ESS) projects since its inaugural market entry. Hy…
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Dignitaries, including Vice Minister Moon Shin-hak of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, KOSA Chairman Jang In-hwa, POSCO President Lee Hee-geun, President Lee Bo-ryong of Hyundai Steel, President Choi Sam-young of Dongkuk Steel, Chmn. Kw…
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