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Despite internal setbacks, South Korean finance giants are forging ahead with a robust rally in the local stock market, as several companies reach historic highs. The share prices of KB Financial Co. and Hana Financial Co., two of the nation's biggest finance holding firms, soared to unprecedented...
Container shipping costs from Europe to South Korea soared nearly 40 percent in February amid continued tensions surrounding the Red Sea, data showed Friday. The average shipping cost for a 40-foot container for the route jumped 38.7 percent on-month to 1.24 million won ($934.16) last month, accor...
South Korea's central bank said Thursday it will maintain its current restrictive policy stance as any hasty rate policy change may undermine market confidence and further raise already high household debt. In its latest monetary policy report, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said the country's inflation ...
The financial regulator said Thursday it revised a stewardship code for institutional investors to encourage them to join a corporate value-up scheme. The revised code urges institutional investors to "check to make sure the companies they invest in establish and implement long-term strategies to ...
DGB Financial Group said Wednesday it launched its first overseas subsidiary Hi Asset Management Asia, an asset management arm, in Singapore. DGB Financial Group Chairman Kim Tae-oh, Korean Ambassador to Singapore Hong Jin-wook as well as financial firm officials from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs...
The low-interest rate program for low-income earners and small businesses will be expanded to provide benefits to more people and businesses, the financial regulator said Wednesday. The program, launched September 2022, currently provides low-interest loans to those who had taken out loans prior t...
With losses from equity-linked securities tied to a Hong Kong index expected to reach almost 6 trillion won ($4.57 billion) this year, South Korean financial regulators announced Monday that sellers may face full compensation for the loss. The announcement follows the Financial Supervisory Service...
S&P Global Ratings on Thursday lowered the outlook for two major Korean asset management firms, Mirae Asset Securities and Korea Investment & Securities, from "stable" to "negative." The agency kept their long-term issuer credit ratings at BBB and short-term ratings at A-2. The negative outlook r...
Ratings agency Moody's downgraded the outlook on the South Korean banks' credit rating to "negative" from "stable" Thursday, predicting their asset quality and profitability will weaken. The agency released a report on the Korean banking system and lowered the credit ratings outlook of 19 South Ko...
South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Friday and asked the Southeast Asian government to further improve the business environment to seek closer ties. Choi met his Vietnamese counterpart, Ho Duc Phoc, in Seoul to discuss ways to further bolster bila...
Currently, the bank employs approximately 640 private banking specialists dedicated to selling products for private banking and investment. Additionally, the bank is implementing a more intricate self-inspection process for customers before purchasing high-risk products. Following contract signing...
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Thursday asked for major banks' role and support for the successful reform of the foreign exchange market, the finance ministry said. Choi made the request during a meeting with the chiefs of KB Kookmin Bank, the state-run Korea Development Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woo...
A NongHyup Bank employee is being investigated by local police for possible embezzlement reaching nearly 11 billion won ($8.2 million), the bank disclosed on Wednesday. The bank's internal investigation revealed a financial irregularity that could extend up to 10.95 billion won, which is the total...
The rise of such specialized offices follows warnings from local financial authorities regarding a significant reduction in branch numbers. According to data from the Financial Supervisory Service, the top four commercial banks -- KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana and Woori -- operated 2,824 offline branch...
Hana Bank, a leading commercial bank in South Korea, unveiled Monday the latest upgrade to its tailored banking app for foreign exchanges, Hana EZ, with a focus on delivering an enriched and user-friendly mobile banking experience for foreign residents in the country. A key improvement lies in the...
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