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Jun Byung-woo, head of the Custodial Business Department of Hana Bank, and Andrea Fiano, editor of Global Finance, pose for a commemorative photo at the award ceremony to give the Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Korea 2023 Prize to Hana Bank on Sept. 19. (Photo: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced on Sept. 19 …
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NongHyup Bank holds the 10th Foreign Exchange Master Competition at its headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Oct. 16. Bank President Lee poses for a photo with participants. (Photo: NongHyup Bank)NongHyup Bank announced on Oct. 17 that it held the 10th Foreign Currency Master Competition at the audito…
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President Choi Joon-woo of Korea Housing Finance Corp. (HF). (Photos: HF)The official assessed price of homes whose owners are allowed to subscribe to a new housing pension, effective on Oct. 12, will rise from the current 900 million won or less to 1.2 billion won or less. The cap on total loa…
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Korea Investment Holdings Chairman Kim Nam-goo. (Photos: Korea Investment & Securities)Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) succeeded in issuing $400 million (540 billion won) worth of foreign currency bonds, KIS said on Oct. 31. By raising foreign currency issuance of $100 million more …
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Kyobo Life CEO & Chairman of the Board Shin Chang-jae shakes hands with President Josh Landau of the International Insurance Society (IIS) after Chairman Shin won the Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate at the 2023 Global Insurance Forum at Hilton Singapore Orchard Hotel on Nov. 6. (Photos: Kyobo Li…
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President Moon Dong-kwon of Shinhan Card. (Photos: Shinhan Card)Card companies have been scrambling to come up with cards tailored to meet users’ demands coupled with overseas spending.Shinhan Card Globus, targeting users’ overseas use, released by Shinhan Card, has undergone a renewal. “Global P…
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President Lee Chang-kwon of KB Kookmin Card. (Photos: KB Kookmin Card) The payment solution KB Pay, launched by KB Kookmin Card, has made strides in the two years and eight months since its debut. KB Kookmin Card said on Oct. 30 the financial platform KB Pay saw the number of monthly activ…
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Chairman Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photo: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group announced its business results in the second quarter of 2023 on July 27. Its net income in the quarter was 1,238.3 billion won, down 10.8 percent from the previous quarter, and its net profi…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyu of KB Financial Group. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group posted its best-ever first-half business performance, despite accumulating more than 1 trillion won in provisions. Its interest income increased as market interest rates rose. A significant improvement i…
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Chairman Yoon Hee-sung of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) poses with Gov. Nobumitsu Hayashi of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) after they signed an MOU on financial cooperation at the Japanese Ministry of Finance on June 29.The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has joine…
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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, MSIT Vice Minister Koo Hyuk-chae, Chairman Kwon Oh-nam of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), and ICT Chmn. Noh Joon-hyung as well as prize winners attend a ceremony to celebrate the 2026 an…
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Chmn. Moon Dong-min of Korean Standards Association, Senior Executive Vice Presdient Moon Jong-seung of Samsung Electronics’ Digital Appliances (DA) Division, and CEO Per Ove Øyberg of Nemko Group attend a ceremony in which Samsung Electronics’ Ho…
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President Kwon Seok-yoon of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) poses with related KRIBB researchers during a briefing session on the launch of “mission-oriented visionary projects” (MVPs) at KRIBB head office in Yu…
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People Power Party (PPP) candidate Lee Cheol-woo, seeking reelection for his 3rd term as Gyeongsangbuk-do governor, exchanges greetings at the 2026 Gyeongsangbuk-do Children’s Festival, at the Gyeongbuk Millennium Forest Garden on May 5. (Photo: PPP…
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