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Private equity
Korea's KDB widens gap in VC fundraising in H1; NPS to fund in July
The capital commitments of state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) have widened the gap for South Korean venture capital firms in fundraising over ...
Jun 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s LS Group to operate brokerage firm LS Securities
South Korean cable-to-energy giant LS Group said on Monday that it has renamed brokerage subsidiary eBest Investment & Securities to LS Securiti...
Jun 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean banks broaden horizons to Mexico, Poland, Africa
South Korean banks are broadening their horizons beyond Asia into Mexico, Poland and Africa in step with Korean manufacturing companies’ globa...
May 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Kookmin Bank, Cambodian Central Bank to build payment system
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Bank of Cambodia to establish...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Tata, Korea's Woori to expand car financing services in Asia
Woori Financial Group Inc., the fourth-largest financial holding group in South Korea, and India’s top commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors Lt...
May 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Bank offers internship for SE Asian students in S.Korea
South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Tuesday that it is recruiting interns targeting Southeast Asian students studying in Korea.This program aims t...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
S.Korea-Malaysia central banks renew currency swap agreement
Central banks of South Korea and Malaysia renewed a bilateral local currency swap arrangement for an additional three years, the Bank of Korea (BOK)...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Deutsche Bank's Korea IB head quits after country head resigns
Cho Man Chul, managing director and head of investment banking at Deutsche Bank in Korea, has resigned, according to people with knowledge of the ma...
May 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Near-zero interest rate deposits swell at Korean banks
Demand and short-term deposits at South Korea’s top five banks have expanded 5% to 657 trillion won ($480 billion) in the first quarter of thi...
May 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK's rate policy back to square one after GDP, Fed comments
TBILISI, Georgia – The Bank of Korea (BOK) will go back to square one on monetary policy as stronger-than-expected economic growth in the...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Woori Financial acquires Korea Foss Securities to offer brokerage services
Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services group, has acquired Korea Foss Securities Co., paving the way for ...
May 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korea’s Kookmin Bank raises $600 mn in global senior debts
South Korea’s largest bank Kookmin Bank said on Tuesday it has issued $600 million worth of global senior secured bonds. The debts were oversu...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Navigating choppy waters: Dollar-won FX forecasting
Late last year, when the Korean won traded at 1,288 per dollar, most market analysts and economists predicted that the Korean currency would regai...
Apr 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hanwha Life to buy stake in Indonesia's Lippo-owned bank
South Korea’s second-largest insurer Hanwha Life Insurance Co., with 109 trillion won ($79.4 billion) in total assets as of end-September 2023...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Woori Financial opens DinnoLab Vietnam Center
South Korea's Woori Financial Group announced on Wednesday that it has opened the DinnoLab Vietnam Center in Hanoi.DinnoLab is a program by Woori ...
Apr 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea’s IBK, Japan’s Mizuho Bank agree on $218-million committed line
South Korea’s state-run Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has agreed on a 300 billion won ($218 million) committed credit line with Japanese lead...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Hana Bank launches All-care Solution for Real Estate Wealth
South Korea's Hana Bank announced on Tuesday that it launched the premium real estate wealth management service Hana Real Estate All-care Solution i...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean banking group's Q1 profits drop on ELS sales
The combined net profit at South Korea’s four largest financial services firms, including KB Financial Group, are estimated to have dropped ne...
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
HD Hyundai, Hyundai Dept. Store to co-work for recycling plastic waste
South Korea's HD Hyundai Oil Bank Co. and Hyundai Department Store Co. have partnered to create a closed-loop plastic film recycling system, a first...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Foreign banks expand Korean operations amid China’s slowdown
Major foreign banks have actively increased staff at their operations in South Korea to offset growing uncertainty in their business in China, grapp...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Toss Bank exceeds 10 mn customers
South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank saw that its subscribers surpassed 10 million. According to the company, it's been two years and...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
S.Korea asks savings banks to raise capital to avoid crisis
South Korea’s top financial regulator advised about 10 local savings banks in trouble to increase their capital by the end of this month to pr...
Apr 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s Shinhan to invest $180 mn in India’s HDFC Credila
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is set to invest $180 million in HDFC Credila Financial Services Ltd., India’s largest education loan provide...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
Korea’s rate cut hope wanes with inflation above 3% in March
South Korea’s headline inflation stayed above 3% for two straight months in March on a surge in fruit and vegetable prices coupled with higher...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB halts KDB Life sale process to take full control
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has suspended the protracted sale process of KDB Life Insurance Co. to take full control of the insurer b...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung seeks to launch new super mobile banking app with a local bank
Samsung Financial Networks, a union of Samsung Group’s four financial affiliates, is seeking to launch a super mobile banking app in partnersh...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Upcoming IPOs
Korea’s IPO market heats up with HD Hyundai Marine, K Bank
South Korea’s initial public offering market is heating up as HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., which aims to raise 742.6 billion won ($553.4 mi...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Shinhan to build landmark office tower for non-banking units
Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's second-largest financial group, plans to build a new high-rise office tower in Seoul’s central busi...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean savings banks swing to loss after 9 years
South Korea’s savings banks turned to the red after nine years in 2023 as they put aside heavy reserves on future loan losses, with their loan...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Daishin to sell its headquarters at $493 mn to NH-Amundi
South Korea’s Daishin Securities Co. is set to sell its headquarters office to NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. for 660 billion won ($492.6 mill...
Mar 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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