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Hana Bank hosts 19th FX quiz show
Hana Bank CEO Lee Seung-lyul, center, poses with other Hana employees during a foreign exchange quiz show at Hana Financial Group's headquarters in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of Hana Financial Group
By Lee Kyung-min
Over 8,000 employees of Hana Bank participated in a foreign exchange (FX) quiz show, a forum for vibrant in-house communication and deepening of financial market knowledge, the lender said Sunday.
The questions covered government regulations, Hana’s products and services, export and import conditions and FX dealing protocols.
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The 19th annual event was held at Hana Financial Group's headquarters in Seoul on Friday. About 100 finalists joined the competition, shortlisted from the 8,000 who took an online test.
About 300 Hana employees, including CEO Lee Seung-lyul and executives, attended the event to show support.
The first prize winner received a travel voucher worth 1 million won ($800).
Lee expressed gratitude to the participants.
“I congratulate all Hana employees who joined the quiz show. We will continue to foster an environment where employees are encouraged to work hard and deepen knowledge to best serve our customers.”
Hana Financial Group’s net profit in the first three quarters came to 3.22 trillion won ($2.3 billion), including 1.15 trillion won for the July to September period.
Underpinning nine months of a robust profit increase of 8.3 percent from a year earlier was an expanded customer base, increased noninterest income from portfolio diversification and risk management efforts.