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Leaders of the financial community, the related cabinet ministers and legislators are gathered for the New Year’s reception hosted by Korea Federation of Banks and five other financial organizations on Jan. 3 at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul. The participants included Deputy Pri…
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Hana Financial Group Chairman Kim Jung-tae and his staff pose for pictures after climbing Mt. Bukhan to see the sun-rise view of the new year on Jan. 1.
(Photo:Hana Financial)Chairman Kim Jung-tae of Hana Financial Group in his New Year’s statement, said the group solidified its base for a ne…
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Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KB Financial)Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group said the group will still go after a securities firm such as Hyundai Securities or Dongyang Securities.
In his New Year’s message, Chairman Lim said the group should continue t…
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Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of Woori Financial)Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group said he would like to tell every officer and staff member working for the group’s affiliates to be proud for working for the group, not dispirited by the pending privatiz…
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Chairman and CEO Lim Jong-ryong of Nonghyup Financial GroupThe NH Financial Group has taken over three affiliates of Woori Financial Group in a package that included Woori Investment and Securities (I&S) Co., Woori Life Insurance Co., and Woori Savings Bank in an open bidding held on Dec. 16 bea…
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Korea Asset Management Corp. President Hong Young-manPresident Hong Young-man of Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) said in his New Year’s speech that this year should be the year for KAMCO to become a state-owned company that the people love by resetting its corporate culture based on trust and …
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Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KDB)Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group said in his New Year’s speech that KDB has been given back its role to act as a state financial group, a window of government policy loans, as it did last year in order to contribute t…
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IBK President Kwon Seon-jooKwon Seon-joo, the senior executive vice president of the Industrial Bank of Korea, has taken over as the CEO of the state-run IBK on Dec. 27
She is the first female president of a bank in Korea as she was officially installed to head the IBK on Dec. 27, last…
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Chairman Kim Yong-hwan of Korea Export and Import Bank holds a bouquet and the Dasan Financial Award for his achievements in the area of public finance, along with Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission, left.(Photo: Courtesy of Korea Exim Bank)Chairman and CEO Kim…
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President Kim Ju-ha of NH Bank.(Photo:Courtesy of NH Bank)Vice President Kim Ju-ha of NH Financial Holdings Co. was promoted to president of NH Bank and officially installed in his new position on Jan. 2 in a ceremony. The new president said in his inaugural address that he will lead the bank to be …
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KR Chairman Lee Young-seok poses with participants at the 2026 Southeast Asia Committee (KRSAC) meeting in Singapore on July 30. (Photo: KR)Korean Register (KR) successfully hosted two key events in Singapore from July 29 to 30: the 2026 Technical Se…
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Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo. (Photos: Busan Metropolitan City Government)Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo revealed his roadmap to remake Busan into a “maritime capital of the nation” to spearhead an era of “New Arctic Shipping Routes”, a huge opportunity for …
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President Lee Jae-myung toasts with Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jay-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chmn. Chung Eui-sun, SK Group Chmn. Chey Tae-won, Chmn. Lee Hae-jin of Naver’s Borad of Directors, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT …
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President of Song Sang-keun of the Busan Port Authority (BPA). (Photos: BPA)The Busan Port Authority (BPA) participated in 2026 IAPH-KMI Forum in Tokyo on July 27 and presented its strategies to make Busan Port a digitalized smart port. The foru…
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