credit outlook

Apollo Global Management Inc., a US private equity powerhouse, is set to start the credit business in South Korea, aiming for the local private lend...

South Korea’s top four oil refiners exported a combined $27.96 billion worth of petroleum products during the first half of 2022. This marked ...

Hanwha, the South Korean chemicals-to-financial conglomerate, has been a key player in the M&A market with a series of conspicuous acquisitions ...

As economic uncertainties grow amid rate hikes and inflation, South Korean institutional investors are eyeing direct lending for safer investment an...

South Korea’s shares on Friday rebounded after tumbling in the previous two straight sessions, outperforming their peers in Asia, but few expe...

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a leading South Korean shipbuilder, has swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and con...

 As a leading European private credit asset manager, Arrow Global operates its own servicing platforms that most accurately fit E...

A few key institutional investors in South Korea are set to commit up to $300 million to a $3.5 billion private credit fund by US private debt man...

Standard & Poor's (S&P), an international credit rating agency, has lowered Korea Electric Power Corp.'s stand-alone credit profile to non-i...

KKR & Co. on Wednesday announced the final close of its first Asia credit fund at $1.1 billion, the largest such fund focused on Asia.The privat...

GS Group, a South Korean energy-to-retail conglomerate, has an unlisted affiliate that the group largely keeps out of the public eye but is occasion...

Singapore-based private equity firm Affirma Capital has founded an affiliate for private credit management and tapped Kim Seong-mok, a former execut...

South Korea’s consumption and capital expenditures fell last month although production rebounded, government data showed, indicating the momen...

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell to a fresh 52-week low on Thursday despite posting record sales for the third consecutive quarter as investor...

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it is considering building another chip fabrication line after p...

South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – on Monday posted strong first-quarter earnings, driven by...

South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group is intensifying its online car sales business through partnerships with online platforms. The group&rs...

Shares of Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are expected to decline further after South Korea’s top two platform giants already lost 20 trillion won...

It seems as though the list of risks to investors is rising. Supply chain imbalances, higher raw material costs, rising interest rates, labor shortage...

Samsung Electronics Co. likely posted record revenue in the first quarter, driven by brisk sales of memory chips and smartphones. Its shares, howeve...

Jobis & Villains, the operator of artificial intelligence-powered accounting platform 3.3, is resolute about its mission to help gig economy wor...

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

South Korea’s SK Group units focusing on investments in new eco-friendly industries are facing risks of credit rating downgrades.Investors hav...

South Korea’s three defense-related companies have signed a combined 3.71 billion Saudi riyal ($989 million) contract to supply ammunition and...

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...

Shares in South Korea's small and medium-sized printed circuit board (PCB) makers extended their upward run to hit fresh highs this week, bucking th...

South Korea’s current account surplus last year missed the central bank’s forecast as higher raw materials prices boosted imports of Asi...

Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) has named Lee Seong-yeong as its new chief investment officer and is in the final stage of the no...

The year of the tiger will see decent stock price gains in leading chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. on expected hypersca...

South Korea’s exports last year hit a record on strong sales of key products such as semiconductors, automobiles and petrochemicals.Exports su...