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Thu, January 28, 2021 | 05:12
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Korean banks losing clout abroad amid pandemic
국내 은행들, 팬데믹 속에 글로벌 영향력 줄어
Posted : 2020-07-30 23:49
Updated : 2020-07-31 00:48
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As Korea's economic growth rate falters, its banks have been strengthening their international presence, notably in Southeast Asian countries, over the years to earn larger profits.

한국의 경제성장률이 주춤하자 국내 은행들은 더 큰 이익을 얻기 위해 수년간 특히 동남아시아 국가들에서 국제적인 입지를 강화하고 있다.


As of March this year, 13 Korean banks ― commercial and state-run ― are operating 1,043 branches, offices or local corporate entities in 42 countries. More than 70 percent of these are located in nine Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand.

올해 3월을 기준으로 국내 13개 시중은행 및 국책은행들은 42개국에서 1043개 지사, 사무실 또는 현지 법인을 운영하고 있다. 이 중 70% 이상이 베트남, 필리핀, 인도네시아, 캄보디아, 태국 등 동남아 9개국에 위치해 있다.


Profits from overseas have continued to increase. To date, about 5.9 percent of the four major financial groups' annual profits come from their overseas enterprises.

해외로부터의 이익은 계속 증가하고 있다. 현재까지 4대 금융그룹의 연간 수익 중 약 5.9%가 해외 법인에서 나온다.


As of the second quarter of 2018, Hana Financial Group earned 1.98 trillion won ($1.65 billion) in profits overseas, followed by Shinhan with 989 billion won, Woori at 655 billion won, and KB, 181 billion won.

2018년 2분기 기준 하나금융지주가 해외에서 1조9800억원의 수익을 올렸고 신한지주가 9890억 원, 우리금융지주가 6550억 원, KB금융이 1810억 원 순이었다.


Market analysts point out that Korean banks' general enhanced credit ratings have increased their global competitiveness. Yet they advised a more strategic approach in managing entities in overseas markets.

시장 분석가들은 한국 은행들의 전반적인 신용 등급 강화가 글로벌 경쟁력을 증가시켰다고 지적한다. 그러나 그들은 해외 시장에서 기업을 관리하는 데 있어 보다 전략적인 접근을 권고했다.


"As Korea's major domestic banks have historically developed through their focus on retail banking, it seems they are also trying to focus on retail banking overseas," Suh Byung-ho, a director at the ASEAN Financial Research Center of the Korea Institute of Finance, told The Korea Times.

서병호 한국금융연구원 아세안금융연구센터장은 코리아타임스에 "한국의 주요 국내 은행들은 역사적으로 소매금융(리테일뱅킹)을 중점으로 발전해온 만큼 해외에서도 소매금융에 집중하려는 것으로 보인다"고 말했다.


The analyst added now that Korean financial groups' credit ratings have been raised, they need to strengthen their wholesale banking overseas, which lags behind their global competitors.

서 센터장은 이제 국내 금융그룹의 신용등급이 상향 조정된 만큼 해외 경쟁사에 비해 뒤처지는 해외 도매금융을 강화할 필요가 있다고 덧붙였다.


Lastly, market experts point out that shares of Korean banks are exceptionally low priced, which is almost bizarre given their generally sound financial assets. In a vicious circle, this situation in turn affects their low capital status. This has been one of the reasons why Korean banks hold a weaker level of Tier 1 Capital compared to other major global banks.

마지막으로 시장 전문가들은 국내 시중은행들의 주가가 예외적으로 낮은 가격이라고 지적하는데, 이는 일반적으로 건전한 금융 자산임을 감안할 때 거의 기괴한 수준이다. 악순환 속에 이러한 상황은 국내 은행들의 낮은 지위에 영향을 미친다. 이는 국내 은행들이 다른 주요 해외 은행들에 비해 기본 자본(Tier 1 Capital)수준이 약한 이유 중 하나가 되었다.


"Korea's bank stocks are very low priced, and they are unpopular among domestic investors. This makes it hard for local banks to increase their capital through equity, and this keeps their Tier 1 Capital rate low," noted Suh, saying an improved investment environment would benefit Korean banks by enabling them to raise more capital.

"한국의 은행주는 가격이 매우 저렴하고 국내 투자자들 사이에서 인기가 없다. 이는 국내 은행들이 자본을 통해 자금을 늘리기 어렵게 만들며, 이로 인해 기본자본비율(Tier 1 Capital rate)이 낮게 유지되고 있다"고 서 센터장은 지적하며, 투자 환경이 개선되면 국내 은행들이 더 많은 자본을 조달할 수 있게 됨으로써 해당 은행들에 이익이 될 것이라고 설명했다.


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