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S. Korea's bond issuance falls in MarchEconomyApr 9, 2021Bond issuance in South Korea shrank in March from the previous month due mainly to a tumble in corporate debt sales, industry data showed Friday. The value of bonds sold in Asia's fourth-largest eco... -
State deposit insurer KDIC sells 2% stake in Woori FinancialMarketsApr 9, 2021The state-run Korea Depository Insurance Corp. (KDIC) said Friday it sold a 2 percent stake in Woori Financial Holdings Co. as part of efforts to recoup taxpayer money injected into the company. The... -
S. Korea needs preemptive anti-inflation steps: senior officialEconomyApr 9, 2021South Korea needs to take preemptive measures to cope with escalating concerns over inflation, a senior government official said Friday. The remark by First Vice Finance Minister Lee Eog-weon comes ... -
Seoul stocks open tad higher on hopes for global economic recoveryMarketsApr 9, 2021South Korean stocks opened higher Friday, tracking overnight Wall Street gains amid growing hopes for a global economic recovery. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 3.25 po... -
Bitcoin on rollercoaster ride amid government warningsMarketsApr 8, 2021Bitcoin prices remained unstable Thursday after falling more than 10 percent late Wednesday in a roller-coaster movement that coincided with the government’s warning and a widening price gap with ove... -
Seoul stocks up for 6th day on global recovery hopeMarketsApr 8, 2021South Korean stocks gained for a sixth consecutive session Thursday amid global economic recovery hope. The Korean won fell against the US dollar. After choppy trading, the benchmark Korea Composite... -
New Seoul Mayor's deregulation pledge excites market, draws concernsMarketsApr 8, 2021Oh likely to push for development of high-rise apartments in city, sparking concerns from central government -
S. Korean households’ stock investment hits record-highEconomyApr 8, 2021South Korean households spent a record-high net 83.3 trillion (74.5 billion) won in stock investment last year, central bank data showed Thursday, but their borrowing also surged to an unprecedented ... -
Oh’s election win likely to boost construction sharesMarketsApr 8, 2021Construction businesses in the South Korean stock market are likely to benefit from an election win by Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon over his pledges focusing on housing redevelopment plans. “Based on plan... -
Exports tipped to expand 18.1% in 2021: think tankEconomyApr 8, 2021South Korea's exports are expected to expand 18.1 percent on-year in 2021 to set a fresh record high on the back of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said Thursday. O... -
‘Korea’s private equity market hindered by chaebols’MarketsApr 8, 2021Foreign investors have a hard time navigating South Korea’s “unique” private equity investment landscape, having to face obstacles such as family-run conglomerates’ dominance in the domestic industry... -
State pension operator cuts number of big-stake firms in Q1EconomyApr 8, 2021South Korea's state pension operator reduced the number of listed firms in which it has a stake of 5 percent or more in the first quarter of the year, a financial information provider said Thursday. ... -
Samsung Asset, Manulife IM ink strategic allianceMarketsApr 8, 2021Seoul-based Samsung Asset Management and Canadian counterpart Manulife Investment Management have signed a memorandum of understanding for the bilateral strategic alliance, Samsung Asset said Thursda... -
Short-term bond sales dip 7.2% in Q1EconomyApr 8, 2021Sales of short-term corporate bonds in South Korea sank more than 7 percent in the first quarter of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. Local companies issued 257.2 trillio... -
Households' excess funds more than double in 2020 amid pandemicEconomyApr 8, 2021Excess funds held by South Korean households and nonprofit agencies more than doubled in 2020 from a year earlier due mainly to an extended slump in private consumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic, th...
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