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[Newsmaker] Union protest over Moon-appointed IBK chief set to intensify
MoneyJanuary 23, 2020
Protests outside the state-run Industrial Bank of Korea are expected to intensify, with the union’s fight against the top-down appointment of CEO Yoon Jong-won gaining support from powerful national ...
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