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FSC extends eased liquidity rules for banks amid pandemicMar 9, 2021South Korea’s financial regulator said Tuesday it has decided to further ease local lenders’ obligations to pile up liquid assets until September, in a move to encourage them to prop up the real econ... -
Korea's final coal power project faces renewed scrutinyMar 9, 2021South Korea’s last coal power project in Gangwon Province is facing renewed scrutiny as civic activists called for a state audit against Korean financial institutions for allegedly overlooking and co... -
Bond issuance soars in Feb.Mar 9, 2021Bond issuance in South Korea rose by more than 11 trillion won in February from the previous month due mainly to increased state and corporate debt sales, industry data showed Tuesday. The value of ... -
Korean golf courses pricier than ever for investorsMar 7, 2021South Korea‘s golf courses are carrying heftier price tags as investment destinations than ever, and their transactions are becoming more and more active, as the coronavirus pandemic since last year ... -
HK-based Affinity Equity Partners to acquire online recruiting platformMar 4, 2021Hong Kong-based private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners has been selected as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of South Korea’s online recruiting portal Jobkorea. According to sources Th... -
Korea requires green energy imports to decarbonize: AIGCCMar 4, 2021South Korea has less potential to decarbonize autonomously than its Asian peers due to the insufficiency of its solar resources and seasonal variations in electricity demand, showed an analysis by As... -
Local private equity firm to acquire fledgling hybrid air carrierMar 3, 2021An investor group led by a domestic private equity firm JC Partners is looking to take over the South Korean fledgling hybrid airline Air Premia, industry sources said Wednesday. The consortium comp... -
Major banks shed over 1,500 jobs, 200 branches amid COVID-19Mar 3, 2021South Korea’s five major banks cut over 1,570 jobs and shut down 238 brick-and-mortar branches last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed them toward digitalization, industry data showed Wednesday. ... -
KDB commits $126m financing to satellite projectMar 3, 2021South Korea’s state-run lender Korea Development Bank said Wednesday that it had agreed on a $126 million commitment to finance an artificial satellite project in Indonesia. KDB is the first Korean ... -
Corporate loan growth decelerates in Q4 amid pandemicMar 3, 2021Loans extended to companies in South Korea grew at a slow pace in the fourth quarter of last year, as manufacturing firms got fewer loans amid the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed Wedne... -
Loan maturity extended for 6 monthsMar 2, 2021South Korea’s financial regulator said Tuesday it has extended the grace period for loan repayments until September as part of policy effort to support individuals and businesses reeling from the res... -
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[Herald Interview] Tailored foreign investing advice gets new twistMar 1, 2021Co-founded in 2012 by Israeli entrepreneur and investor Ohad Topor and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management Howard Marks, TCK -- a Korean arm of London-based family office Topor & Co. -- has str... -
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