liquor import license
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Private equity
Korean PEFs buy Spyder's S.Korean license for over $50 mn
A consortium of three South Korean private equity firms has acquired the domestic operations of the US sportswear brand Spyder for 60 billion won ($...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
UK lifestyle brand Barbour enters legal battle with 10-year partner in Korea
The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...
Jun 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
China’s heavy imports of copper, steel scrap hurt Korean SMEs
South Korea’s massive exports of scrap steel and scrap copper to China are hurting its domestic companies that are struggling to secure the st...
May 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
KakaoBank’s skyrocketing valuation fuels debate on financial reform
There have been near-endless debates regarding the “proper valuation” of KakaoBank, South Korea’s largest internet-only bank that ...
May 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Spotify, Kakao settle licensing dispute; K-pop returns to platform
Spotify Technology S.A., the world's largest music streaming service, has reached a licensing agreement with Kakao Entertainment Corp., to make musi...
Mar 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
US' ITC says 10-year import ban on SK not excessive
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has stated that the 10-year exclusion order prohibiting SK Innovation Co. from importing battery product...
Mar 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Surging freight rates, bulker shortages squeeze Korean importers
Surging sea freight rates, coupled with a shortage of bulk carriers and container ships, are putting South Korean exporters and importers in a bind ...
Jan 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Tax cuts, pandemic lift imported car sales in Korea
Imported car sales in South Korea are on track to post a record high this year, benefiting from consumption tax cuts aimed at stimulating personal s...
Dec 03, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea sells $500 mn euro bonds with negative yield
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has issued euro-currency bonds worth $500 million at a negative interest rate, the bank said on Sept. 15, less...
Sep 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC head to move to Korea Export-Import Bank as CEO
Sung-soo Eun, the chief executive of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), was nominated as head of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, about one and a...
Sep 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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