Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group.NH Financial Group plans to consider buying a stake investment in the Agri Bank, the largest bank in Vietnam, the group said on March 3, adding that it is part of the company’s drive to speed up its overseas operation centered around southeast Asia.The g…

Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: WFG)Woori Financial Group has been working on its globalization strategy for some time now, knowing that the domestic financial market is too crowded to grow profits, so it should go overseas in search of greener pastures.The financial group …

President Kim Do-jin of Industrial Bank of Korea(IBK). (Photo: IBK)The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has decided to focus on major cities around the world where SMEs are trying to explore for their overseas operations such as New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong.The state-run bank has been providi…

Chairman Lee Dong-geol of Korea Development Bank.(KDB)(Photo: KDB)“People can beat Heaven if they set their minds and work for it,” and “I have such confidence in you to work faithfully for your assigned work,” Chairman Lee Dong-geol of Korea Development Bank (KDB) during his inaugural speech at…

President Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Bank. President Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Bank said he will aim to make the bank global with the full digitalization of its facilities through reformative reforms by shedding bureaucracy and time-worn practices. He made the comments in his first media meeting since taki…

New President Ji Sung-kyoo of KEB Hana Bank is waving the bank’s flag at his inauguration ceremony on March 21 at the bank’s head office in Euljiro, Seoul.President Ji Sung-kyoo of KEB Hana Bank is set to challenge the global financial market with a digitalization and global strategy to spur his b…

Chairman Jung Ji-won of the Korea Exchange.(KRX) (Photos: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) is considering making ceremonies for newly listed companies more interesting and meaningful. The stock market authority thought the current celebration to mark the initial day of trading has been too rigid, mechan…

President Jeong Young-chae of NH Investment and Securities Co. (Photo: NHIS)NH Investment & Securities Co. won the 10th Comprehensive IB Award for the first time since 2016, which at the time was the third year in a row that the securities company clinched the award.The securities firm was recog…

President Lee Jeong-hwan speaks at the 15th anniversary ceremony of Korea Housing Finance Corp. on Feb. 28 at the Busan International Finance Center in Busan. (Photos: HF)In his congratulatory speech on the occasion of the company’s 15th anniversary, President Lee Jeong-hwan of Korea Housing Financ…