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Nonfinancial firms' credit ratings vulnerable amid pandemic: Moody'sEconomySept 23, 2020Moody's Investors Service said Wednesday that South Korean nonfinancial firms' credit ratings will remain vulnerable to shocks caused by the prolonged coronavirus crisis. More than half of the rated... -
Global TV sales tipped to rise in Q3 amid pandemicEconomySept 23, 2020The global TV market is expected to expand in the third quarter of the year due to pent-up demand amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a report said Tuesday, boding well for South Korean electronics ... -
Some 1,000 travel agencies in S. Korea shutter on virus impactEconomySept 23, 2020Nearly 1,000 travel agencies in South Korea have gone out of business in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that started to hit the country in late January, data showed Wednesday. The number of to... -
Seoul stocks open slightly higher on Wall Street reboundMarketsSept 23, 2020South Korean shares opened slightly higher Wednesday, tracking an overnight rebound on Wall Street. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 5.41 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,33... -
Standard Chartered CEO cements partnership with S. Korean fintech leadersMoneySept 22, 2020After completing a two-week self-quarantine period in South Korea, London-based Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters has been traveling back and forth between South Korea’s capital Seoul and Pang... -
NTS opens probes into unconventional real estate tax evasionEconomySept 22, 2020South Korea’s tax agency said Tuesday that it has launched probes into 98 individuals for alleged property tax evasion as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen a crackdown on tax dodgers and thos... -
Producer prices continue uptrend in August due to summer rains, typhoonsEconomySept 22, 2020South Korea’s producer prices increased for the third consecutive month in August, mostly reflecting the rising costs of agricultural goods and oil products, central bank data showed Tuesday. The in... -
Seoul stocks plunge more than 2% on virus fearsMarketsSept 22, 2020South Korean stocks dipped more than 2 percent on Tuesday, as investor sentiment worsened over dimming hopes for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic in major economies. The Korean won fell against... -
Shinhan Card joins forces with Visa to offer data consulting servicesMarketsSept 22, 2020South Korea’s leading card issuer, Shinhan Card, is ratcheting up its efforts to tap into global markets. As part of its recent global expansion scheme, it has joined hands with global credit card gi... -
Virus fallout to cause private consumption recovery to be slower than expected: BOKEconomySept 22, 2020South Korea's private consumption is expected to recover at a slower-than-expected clip as the new coronavirus outbreak has dealt a blow to demand for offline services and foreign travel, the central... -
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[Decoding Shareholders] Woori Financial Group on long road to privatizationMoneySept 22, 2020W12.7tr government bailout saved lender in 1998, but led to questions about bank’s identity as private institution -
FSS stresses need for environment monitoring system in financial sectorMarketsSept 22, 2020The chief of South Korea’s financial watchdog on Tuesday urged private financial firms to disclose corporate environmental information, as part of a move to mitigate the detrimental effects of climat... -
NPS joins hands with Keppel Capital for Asia infrastructure investmentMoneySept 22, 2020The National Pension Service, South Korea‘s public pension fund, has entered into a strategic cooperation with Singapore-based Keppel Capital to beef up private infrastructure investment in Asia. Ac... -
Cancer still leading cause of death in S. KoreaEconomySept 22, 2020SEJONG -- Cancer remained the top cause of death in South Korea, a government report showed Tuesday. In 2019, a total of 295,110 deaths were reported in South Korea, down 1.2 percent from a year ear... -
Sales of derivatives-tied securities fall 32.6% in H1 on virus falloutEconomySept 22, 2020South Korea's sales of derivatives-linked securities fell 32.6 percent on-year in the first half of the year due to sharp declines in stock markets in major countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, d...
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