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President Yoon Jong-won of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).IBK announced that it released “Daily With Card” coated with antimicrobial film on Aug. 24, the first time the technology was utilized in Korea.“The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the COVID-19 virus survives longer on c…
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Chairman Cho Yong-byung gives a commemorative speech in a ceremony held online in honor of the 19th anniversary of Shinhan Financial Group on September 1. (Photo: Shinhan Financial Group)The Shinhan Financial Group started to preoccupy new markets to be created with a Korean version of the New Deal.…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group, nominated for a third term.KB Kookmin Bank completed the process of acquiring Bukopin Bank in Indonesia. Kookmin Bank said on Aug. 26 that it conducted a resolution at a shareholders’ meeting to buy a 67 percent stake in Bukopin Bank on Aug. 25.Therefo…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group (Photos: Hana Financial Group)Hana Bank said in early September that it will introduce an export credit guarantee product with the Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-Sure) beginning immediately to boost the export power of Korean companies suffering from the…
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Chairman Kim Kwang-soo (first from right) of NH Nonghyup Financial Group conducts an on-site inspection for emergency operations in preparation for Chuseok Holidays at the NH Integrated IT Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province on Sept. 10. (Photo: NH Nonghyup Financial Group)The NH Nonghyup Financial …
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Sohn Tae-seung, chairman of the Woori Financial Group. (Photo: Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group has decided to implement new data projects in earnest in keeping with the government’s policy on “Korean New Deal.”The financial group is considering investing more than 200 billion won in t…
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Shinhan Bank President Jin Ok-dong. Shinhan Bank announced on Sept. 2 that it will launch an AI integration competency center (AICC) that will lead to changes in banking based on artificial intelligence (AI) and the Digital Sales Department that will revolutionize the way they sell products and serv…
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Chairman Lee Dong-gull of Korea Development Bank. (Photos: KDB)Lee Dong-gull began his second term as the 39th chairman of state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) on Sept. 11.Since the establishment of KDB in 1954, only three chairmen succeeded in renewing their terms at KDB before Lee.Therefore, Lee…
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Chairman and CEO Yoon Dae-hee of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (Kodit). (Photos: Kodit)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) announced on Sep. 10 that it signed a business agreement on boosting employment in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province with the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and Korea Industrial…
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Chairman Shin Yong-kil of the Korea Life Insurance Association. (KLIA) (Photo: KLIA)Since its foundation in 1950, the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA) has been committed to the growth and development of the life insurance industry. It has protectied the rights and interests of the industry an…
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한국해운협회(회장 박정석)는 9월 12일(금) 여의도 해운빌딩에서 해양수산부 전재수 장관과 한국해운협회 회장단 간 간담회를 개최하고 해운업계 주요 현안에 대해 논의했다.해양수산부 전재수 장관은 “북극항로 시범운항 및 상업항로화 그리고 해양수도권 완성을 위해…
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Chmn. Lee Jay-hyun of CJ Group, a member of an economic delegation who accompanied President Lee Jae-myung on a Korea-U.S. summit, poses with other delegates prior to the “Korea-U.S. Business Roundtable” at Willard InterContinental Washington in Wa…
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David Kim, CEO of LG Energy Solution. (Photos: LG Energy Solution)LG Energy Solution has struck a contract to supply EV batteries worth an estimated some 15 trillion won to Mercedes-Benz. The deal involves an over 100GWh huge capacity. The lates…
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Korean Air struck an MOU to buy 103 next-generation, high-efficiency passenger aircraft and revealed a plan to purchase 19 reserve engines and sign a maintenance service contract at Willard InterContinental Washington in Washington DC on Aug. 26. Amo…
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