Banking & Finance
Hana Financial provides assistance for low-income teen caregivers
Hana Financial Group launched a program providing teen caregivers with healthy meals and one-on-one mentoring, the group said Thursday.
Mar 13, 2025
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Banking & Finance
Yen investors rush to cash out amid strengthening Japanese currency
A growing number of investors are rushing to take profits from the strengthening Japanese yen over the past few months, buoyed by the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary tightening, market watchers said Wednesday.
Mar 12, 2025
Banking & Finance
Why foreign investors increase stakes in BNK Financial
Foreign investors are increasing stakes in BNK Financial Group, impressed by robust shareholder return policies and group Chairman Bin Dae-in’s investor relations efforts, market watchers said Wednesday.
Mar 12, 2025
Economy
BOK's monetary easing unlikely to fuel inflation, won's plunge: experts
The central bank's monetary easing in the coming months will not cause a further plunge of the Korean currency or fuel inflation, economists and analysts said Tuesday.
Mar 11, 2025
Economy
Banks court popular YouTubers with customized services
Commercial lenders are rushing to introduce financial services tailored to YouTubers earning revenue in U.S. dollars, market watchers said Friday.
Mar 7, 2025
Economy
Financial groups to keep most outside directors despite calls for reform
The country’s top five financial groups — KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori and NH NongHyup — are expected to retain most of their outside directors, fanning concerns over “rubber-stamping” of board decisions at the expense of oversight and monitoring, market watchers said Friday.
Mar 7, 2025
Economy
Korea's procurement agency, OECD host international workshop
The International Public Procurement Workshop 2025, co-hosted by the Public Procurement Service (PPS) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), attracted hundreds of government officials and industry leaders from 10 countries, PPS officials said Thursday.
Mar 6, 2025
Economy
KB Financial chair attends MWC 2025
KB Financial Group Chairperson Yang Jong-hee, second from left, attends MWC 2025, the world’s largest mobile phone exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday (local time). Yang visited booths of leading Korean firms, including Samsung Electronics, SKT, KT, LG Uplus, and global firms, such as Microsoft, IBM and Google. Yang met with IBM Senior Vice President Mohamad Ali and discussed generative artificial intelligence-powered work automation for efficiency improvement. Courtesy of KB Financial Group
Mar 6, 2025
Economy
Political YouTubers under scrutiny from NTS amid tax evasion concerns
The National Tax Service (NTS) is intensifying scrutiny of political YouTubers’ tax filings, prompted by allegations of tax evasion raised during National Assembly audits, according to industry watchers and tax officials, Thursday.
Mar 6, 2025
Economy
Middle East expert, attorney sheds lights on growing Korea-Saudi partnership
Publicly- and privately-run firms in Saudi Arabia can expand partnerships with their Korean peers, incentivized by a strong set of foreign investor protection measures in Korea, according to a Middle East expert and attorney on Friday.
Mar 6, 2025