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President Cho Jun-hee of the Industrial Bank of Korea."We are ready to take about 400 billion won in losses by expanding our loans to SMEs this year," President Cho Jun-hee of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) said in his New Year media briefing on Jan. 2.Cho said the bank's net profit projection f¡¦
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Chairman and President Kim Yong-hwan of the Export-Import Bank of Korea.The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) announced that it has successfully issued global bonds totaling $2.25 billion to investors worldwide on the dawn of Jan. 5. The offering is the largest single Korean global bond o¡¦
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President Chang Young-chul of Korea Asset Management Corp.President Chang Young-chul of Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) said this is the 50th year for KAMCO, a company devoted to the stabilization of the financial market since its launching a half century ago."In order to be ready for the compa¡¦
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Chairman Kang Man-soo of KDB Financial Group.Chairman Kang Man-soo of KDB Financial Group said recently that the financial group will sell 10 percent of the 100 percent stake owned by the government and the Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) through the stock market this year.KDB Financial's plan has alre¡¦
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Minister of Knowledge Economy Hong Suk-woo attends a meeting with the nation's top 30 business group leaders at the Seoul Renaissance Hotel on Jan. 13.The nation's top 30 conglomerates have decided to set aside a combined 151.4 trillion won in investments and create 123,000 new jobs during this year¡¦
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Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Electronics surpassed the milestone of exceeded 20 trillion won in the fourth quarter, the best-ever quarterly figure. It represents a new record for Korean companies.&¡¦
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Chairman Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group. (Photo: Lotte Group)In a New Year¡¯s message delivered to executives and staff on Jan. 2, Lotte Group Chmn. Shin Dong-bin said, ¡°Let¡¯s make a new history together based on growth and innovation.¡± Chmn. S¡¦
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Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group talks with Vice Chmn. Jang Jae-hoon, President Sung Kim, Senior Executive Vice President Kim Hae-in, Kia Motors President Song Ho-sung and Hyundai Mobis President Lee Gyu-suk at the 2026 HMG New Ye¡¦
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KCCI Chmn. Chey Tae-won delivers a welcoming speech at a New Year¡¯s greeting meeting for business leaders on Jan. 2 (Photos: KCCI)Greeting the New Year, business leaders converged to share their resolve and determination to help the national economy¡¦
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