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Korea's exports to rebound next month: finance ministerEconomyJan 21, 2020South Korea's finance minister voiced hope on Tuesday that the nation's exports are likely to post a monthly gain next month. Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki made the remarks as exports fell 0.2 percen... -
Samsung’s financial units brace for changes with new CEOsMarketsJan 21, 2020Younger leaders tasked with improving profits, accelerating digital transition -
‘Most CEOs attending WEF pessimistic on 2020 economic growth’EconomyJan 21, 2020A majority of corporate honchos attending the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, have given the thumbs down to global economic growth this year, a survey by global accounting and cons... -
Cyclical risk persists in Korean equity market: AllianceBernsteinMarketsJan 21, 2020Lingering uncertainties due to cyclical risk across emerging markets in Asia are leaving long-term prospects for South Korea’s equity market unclear, despite its recent buoyance in the technology sec... -
S. Korea to launch financial data exchange platform in MarchEconomyJan 21, 2020South Korea will test-run a financial data exchange platform in March, enabling users to sell and purchase such data conveniently, the nation’s top financial regulator said Tuesday, in a move seen as... -
Hana Financial diversifies portfolio, acquires non-life insurerMarketsJan 21, 2020Hana Financial Group will take over The-K Non-Life Insurance, the insurer affiliated with the Korea Teachers Credit Union, in a move to expand its nonbanking business portfolio. The banking group, i... -
Foreign deposits rise on weak dollar in Dec.MoneyJan 21, 2020Foreign currency deposits held by banks in South Korea rose sharply from a month earlier in December, central bank data showed Tuesday, apparently on the weakening of the US greenback that prompted b... -
Banks likely to ease lending to firms, but tighten household loans: pollEconomyJan 21, 2020Banks in South Korea will likely expand their lending to local companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises in the first quarter but tighten their rules on loans to local households, a ce... -
Korea's exports down 0.2% in first 20 days of JanuaryEconomyJan 21, 2020South Korea's exports fell 0.2 percent in the first 20 days of January, marking the lowest rate of decline in a year, as outbound shipments of semiconductors rebounded, data showed Tuesday. The coun... -
Number of stock-trading accounts nears 30mMarketsJan 20, 2020The number of active security accounts in South Korea is nearing 30 million amid growing stock trading activities focused on overseas markets, according to data from the Korea Financial Investment As... -
Myeong-dong rent costs drop amid fast shift to e-commerceMarketsJan 20, 2020Seoul’s famed shopping district ranks 9th worldwide, 1 notch down from previous year -
S. Korea vows to bolster economic cooperation with Russia, MongoliaEconomyJan 20, 2020Finance minister foresees economic recovery on back of improvement in external factor and new momentum from regional collaboration -
Insurance industry looks forward to more active investments, M&A dealsMarketsJan 20, 2020The overall insurance industry, which saw its combined net profit drop for two consecutive years from 3.9 trillion won ($3.4 billion) in 2017 to 3.3 trillion won in 2018, is expected to have suffered... -
34 Kospi 200 firms lack whistleblowing policy: reportMarketsJan 20, 2020More than 30 Kospi 200 firms still have no whistleblowing policy for transparent management of their accounting control system, according to the latest report released by Samjong KPMG on Monday. The... -
DRAM prices up for 11 consecutive days, boding well for chipmakersMarketsJan 20, 2020Spot market prices for DRAM chips are surely on a rising course as they went up for 11 straight days, industry data showed Monday, boding well for South Korean chipmakers. The spot price of 8-gigabi...
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