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December 4, 2019 Finance

[News Focus] Unlisted stock market gains momentum with attention to startups

With stocks on major bourses failing to satisfy the appetite of South Korean investors and brokerages, the unlisted securities market has been gaining high popularity, buoyed by growing interest in s...

With brokerage CEOs’ terms to end, are reshuffles on the cards?

The chief executives of around 10 major brokerages in South Korea are set to end their terms in the first quarter of 2020, data from the Financial Supervisory Service showed Monday, signaling an indu...

December 2, 2019
Finance
Bank of Korea holds key rate steady at 1.25 percent, cuts growth forecast

South Korea’s central bank on Friday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.25 percent, while cutting its economic growth forecast for this year to the lowest level in a decade. The widely ...

November 29, 2019
Economy
[Global Finance Awards] JB Financial Group grows with communication-centered management

Provincial bank-led financial institution JB Financial said Thursday that its latest robust performance was driven by efforts to center its management style and work culture on communication. The ne...

November 28, 2019
Finance
[Global Finance Awards] Kyobo Life stands tall among rivals with strong credit ratings, earnings

Despite an overall sluggish insurance industry, Kyobo Life Insurance is making headway against industry rivals with strong credit ratings, solid earnings reports and its long-standing support for edu...

November 28, 2019
Finance
S. Korea’s money supply-to-GDP higher than OECD average

South Korea’s money supply to gross domestic product ratio came to 151.5 percent last year, higher than the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development average, data from the World Bank and Kor...

November 27, 2019
Economy
GS E&C develops big data-based smart home system

South Korea’s GS Engineering and Construction said Monday that it has built a big data and artificial intelligence-based smart home system that could bolster security and add convenience for local ap...

November 25, 2019
Technology
LIG Nex1 builds education infrastructure, honors Korean War veterans in Philippines

South Korean aerospace manufacturer and defense company LIG Nex1’s employees visited the Philippines on Nov. 18 to take part in an educational campaign and honor Filipino soldiers who fought in the 1...

November 25, 2019
Industry
S. Korean investors turn to overseas funds amid sluggish market

South Korean investors have increased their investments in overseas funds in recent weeks, as they seek to escape from heightened stock volatility stemming from global trade issues, data showed Sunda...

November 24, 2019
Finance
Kakao becomes largest shareholder of internet-only bank

Kakao is set to become the largest shareholder of its internet-only bank on Friday, marking it as the first nonfinancial services firm to have majority stake in a South Korean lender. The Financial ...

November 21, 2019
Finance
Foreigners continue selling spree of Korean stocks despite trade volume rebound

Foreign investors continued to offload Korean stocks despite a rebound in daily trading volume, a Korea Exchange data showed Wednesday. Analysts cited the lingering uncertainties surrounding the ong...

November 20, 2019
Finance
McDonald’s holds open-kitchen event to highlight food hygiene

McDonald’s Korea said it invited customers to its stores nationwide Tuesday for an open-kitchen event to highlight its food hygiene and safety system. The firm received applications last week from 1...

November 19, 2019
Industry
Investment banking becomes primary profit source for brokerages

For South Korea’s largest brokerages, investment banking has replaced traditional income sources such as stock trading and wealth management as the No. 1 profit maker this year, data showed Monday. ...

November 18, 2019
Finance
Penguin character Pengsoo’s popularity excites stock investors

South Korea’s obsession with a penguin character is nothing new, with Pororo the “little penguin” having charmed kids with his orange goggles and innocence for more than a decade. However, Pengsoo -...

November 15, 2019
Finance
Korea’s top IP office to support materials sector via big data

The Korean Intellectual Property Office said Thursday it plans to help boost competitiveness of the local materials, parts and equipment sectors and reduce their reliance on foreign technologies thro...

November 14, 2019
Economy

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