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Akihiro Nishio, the World Bank’s vice president for development finance, said Korea becoming the host country for the International Development Association's 21st replenishment cycle could uplift the spirit of contribution for the global solidarity fund. The IDA21 replenishment final meeting, arr...
Since November, South Korea has intensified its crackdown on illegal short selling by institutional investors, uncovering widespread practices among global banks. In an interim results announcement earlier this month, the Financial Supervisory Service revealed that all nine banks investigated had ...
Jeonbuk Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with Credit Bureau Cambodia and Korea Credit Bureau, the leading credit rating agencies in Cambodia and Korea respectively, to provide credit information services for Cambodian customers. The signing ceremony, held during the Cambodia-Korea Busines...
Meanwhile, KB Kookmin Bank, another major lender here, also plans to work with Cambodia to develop the cross-border QR payment system. On Friday, KB Bank said its Cambodian subsidiary KB Prasac Bank will be leading the development and operation of the QR code-based payment system. By Im Eun-byel (...
Standard Chartered Bank Korea said Friday it will offer a special promotion for new customers who open a money market deposit account with a deposit of 30 million won ($22,125) or more, up to an individual limit of 2 billion won. Running until May 30, the promotion provides a special interest rate...
The state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea said Friday it has signed an agreement to provide a $120 million loan to Cambodia to support the enhancement of the Southeast Asian country's provincial road infrastructure. Korea Eximbank President Yoon Hee-sung and ROS Seilava, secretary of state at Camb...
Woori Financial Group on Thursday announced a new partnership with Indian auto giant Tata Motors as part of its strategy to expand its presence in the global auto finance market. Woori Financial Group Chairman Yim Jong-yong and Tata Motors Executive Director Girish Wagh held an agreement signing c...
Woori Bank, a major commercial lender in South Korea, has entered the competition to secure a license for the country's fourth internet-only bank. An official from Woori Bank confirmed Tuesday that the company recently submitted a letter of intent to Korea Credit Data to join the firm's consortium...
South Korea's internet-only lender, K bank, witnessed a significant improvement in its earnings as it gears up for its market debut this year. The bank announced Monday that its net profit in the first quarter surged nearly fivefold to 50.7 billion won ($37 million), from 10.4 billion won in the s...
South Korean financial services conglomerate Woori Financial Group is seeking to diversify its business portfolio beyond banking in an apparent move to take on its bigger rivals here. Among the nation’s top four financial groups, Woori has long remained the smallest in terms of sales. Last year,...
Mirae Asset Securities, Korea’s largest stock brokerage company, has yielded solid results and created a strong impetus for growth in overseas markets after two decades of global expansion. Park Hyeon-joo, chairman of the Mirae Asset Financial Group, which covers comprehensive financial services ...
South Korean online-only lender Kakao Bank announced Wednesday that its net profit hit a record high of 111.2 billion won ($81.44 million) in the first quarter, a 9 percent increase from the previous year. Operating profit for the same period was 148.4 billion won, up 8.8 percent from last year. ...
Woori Financial Group said Friday that it will launch a new brokerage arm in the third quarter by acquiring digital brokerage firm Korea Foss Securities and merging it into its existing investment banking subsidiary. The tie-up plan between Woori Investment Bank and Korea Foss Securities marks the...
Mirae Asset Global Investments announced Thursday that its Canadian exchange-traded fund subsidiary, Horizons ETFs, is rebranded as Global X Canada, aligning with an integrative strategy of its global ETF offerings under the unified brand, Global X. Since being acquired by Mirae Asset Global Inves...
More than 250 startup companies have joined KB Financial Group’s accelerator program over the past 10 years to scale up businesses into unicorns in the fintech industry. KB Financial Group held an event on Tuesday marking the 10th anniversary of the KB Innovation HUB Center, the first organizatio...
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