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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) kept its outlook for South Korea's economic growth this year unchanged at 2.2 percent and the forecast for the country's inflation at 2.5 percent, Seoul's finance ministry said Thursday. The ADB's outlook for 2024 is on par with that of the South Korean government ...
Discussions on expanding telemedicine services are speeding up here as no immediate breakthrough can be seen in the prolonged mass walkout by junior doctors in protest against the government’s push to raise the admission caps of medical schools. Ahead of Wednesday’s General Election, candidates ...
The race to receive the license to become South Korea’s fourth internet-only bank is growing fiercer, with four bidders announcing their will to contend. There are currently three online lenders in Korea: KBank, Kakao Bank and Toss Bank. But four new contenders -- Soso Bank, Korea Credit Data Ban...
Chinese e-commerce platforms, including the big three AliExpress, Temu and Shein, saw their Korean sales more than double over the past six months, while their Korean rivals suffered lukewarm sales performance during the same period, according to payment transaction data released Wednesday. Accord...
Cities with large populations of older residents show greater vulnerability to climate change due to inadequate investment in green infrastructure and spaces such as parks and forests, according to a study conducted by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Tuesday. A research t...
South Korean regulators’ push for banks to make up for investors’ losses incurred from equity-linked securities tied to a Hong Kong index has left both Korean and foreign banks baffled. Korea's major lenders accepted compensation guidelines suggested by financial watchdog the Financial Superviso...
Seven out of 10 retailers in Korea say they feel threatened by the rapid expansion of Chinese e-commerce platforms, especially the big three -- AliExpress, Temu and Shein -- an industry-wide survey found Monday. Of the 500 retailers surveyed by the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the nati...
Foreign investors sustained a five-month buying streak in the South Korean stock market, resulting in an unprecedented quarterly volume. The Financial Supervisory Service disclosed Monday that foreign investors amassed a total of 15.8 trillion won ($11.67 billion) worth of local shares in the firs...
Hyundai Motor and Kia announced Monday that they have signed a strategic partnership with Exide Energy, a leading battery company in India, to speed up India’s transition into electric vehicles and expand the Korean automakers’ presence there. Under the partnership, Exide Energy will develop lit...
South Korea's antitrust regulator has launched an inspection into China's Temu shopping app on suspicions of the retail platform's false advertising and other unfair business practices, officials said Monday. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) recently sent documents to Temu for a probe to see if it ...
The next phase for True Balance may involve micro-insurance, reflecting user demand from True Balance users. Looking ahead, Lee envisions entering the deposit business, leveraging credit data from its ACS system. "Right now, with our monthly new loans reaching 50 billion won, we have borrowed 340 ...
Shinhan Bank, one of the country's top commercial lenders, has thrown its hat in the ring for a license that would make it the country's fourth internet-only bank, competing in the digital space with K bank, Kakao Bank and Toss Bank. Shinhan has joined a consortium launched by Douzone Bizon, an en...
Meanwhile, New Zealand's Ambassador to Korea Dawn Bennet also joined Wednesday's forum and shared her vision for the two countries’ future business cooperation and new opportunities for innovation. “We concluded the Korea-New Zealand free trade agreement in 2015, and since then, our relationship...
IBK Venture Investment, an investment arm of the state-owned Industrial Bank of Korea, pledged to inject 500 billion won ($370 million) into local startups over the next three years at an event in Seoul on Thursday. The investment unit, the ninth subsidiary under the IBK Financial Group, was found...
Shinhan Bank, a major commercial lender in South Korea, is bolstering its footprint in India through a strategic share acquisition of the local student loan provider, Credila. The bank announced Thursday that it successfully secured an equity investment agreement with Mumbai-based HDFC Credila Fin...
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