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KODIT Chairman & CEO Seoh Geun-wooKODIT Executive Vice President Hwang Pyeong-hong and KODIT staff members gesture after KODIT was awarded the Korea Service Grand Prix in the public financial category for the third straight time in a row.
The Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) has extended a h…
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Chairman Gwak Bum-gook of Korea Deposit Insurance Corp. speaks at his inaugural ceremony on May 27 (Photos:KDIC) Gwak Bum-gook, a former senior researcher for the ruling Saenuri Party, was inaugurated as the Chairman and President of the Korea Deposit Insurance Corp.(KDIC) on May 27. Yoon Chang…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group.(Photo:KBFG)
KB Financial Group finalized the takeover of LIG Non-life Insurance Co. on June 28, which makes it the largest financial group in Korea with total assets coming to 428 trillion won. In addition, the group will take over KDB Daewoo Securitie…
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President Cho Yong-byeong of Shinhan Bank.
Shinhan Bank President Cho Yong-byeong took over from former President Suh Jin-won barely three months ago, as the latter resigned from the top position in the bank due to sudden illness.
Cho has been praised for his management of the bank from both those…
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President Lee Kwang-goo of Woori Bank.
Woori Bank successfully issued tier-one KOKO Bonds worth $500 million, satisfactory with the Basel III Standards, in international financial markets on June 4, the bank announced recently.
The KOKO Bonds are to be turned into stakes in case the issuing bank g…
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Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of the KDB Financial Group.(Photo:KDB Financial Group)
Korea Development Bank (KDB) is doing its best to do business as usual to overcome the MERS outbreak. It will provide 100 billion won in emergency loans to SMEs and will consider extending the repayment period of some lea…
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Chairman Kwon Seon-joo of the Industrial Bank of Korea(IBK) joins the two top executives of the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp.(HSBC) for a photo session after signing an MOU on Fintech business cooperation with the British bank in London on June 16.(Photo:IBK)
The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) s…
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President Kim Duk-soo of Kookmin Card.A model displays the “Smart Offering Service.” a recently introduced financial service that can be operated with smartphones including fund transfer and checking deposits, among others.(Photos:Kookmin Card)
KB Card introduced a credit card service that automa…
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An ad for smartphone banking service, KB Star Banking, with the number of its customers exceeding over 10 million as of April 30.(Photos:Kookmin Bank)
kB Kookmin Bank is proud that the number of users of its smartphone banking service, KB Star Banking, exceeded 1 million as of the end of April.
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President Kim Ju-ha of NH Bank.(Photo:NH Bank)
NH Bank’s best Fintech products can be described as “Deposits and Installment Savings That Achieve Dreams,” whose holders are entitled to better interest rates based on the number of comments, recommendations, and achieving certain targets as descri…
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President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a welcoming ceremony at the Rome state guesthouse on June 12. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)President Lee Jae-myung returned home on July 17 fr…
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a welcoming ceremony in honor of President Trump, on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. (Photo on the courtesy of the White House)U.S. Pre…
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President Lee Jae-myung and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi address a joint press conference in New Delhi on April 20. President Lee Jae-myung made a state visit to Vietnam and expanded diplomatic activities designed to build global supply c…
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(from left) Dignitaries, including Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy Kim Yong-beom,; Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment; Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources; Bae Kyung-hoon, Deputy Prime Minister and …
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