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KSD steps up efforts to improve private equity markets

Korea Securities Depository (KSD) is running a string of programs aimed at improving transparency in the private equity market and speeding up the growth of venture capital in Korea.

May 22, 2024By Yi Whan-woo

KSD steps up efforts to improve private equity markets

Hana Financial Group invites employees' parents, cherishes their sacrifice

Hana Financial Group held a concert for parents of its employees to express gratitude to them on the occasion of it being the month of May, a time for family and appreciation in Korea.

May 22, 2024By Yoon Ja-young

Hana Financial Group invites employees' parents, cherishes their sacrifice

Naver Pay partnership with Chiliz

Naver Pay CEO Park Sang-jin, left, shakes hands with Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO of Chiliz, after discussing business partnership plans on Tuesday at the Chiliz branch in Madrid. The two plan to pursue business cooperation for fintech and sports and entertainment service integration, including those connecting sports teams, athletes and fan communities based on fan tokens issued on Chiliz Chain, Chiliz's blockchain network. A global leader in sports and entertainment blockchain, Chiliz has issued fan tokens for over 70 world-renowned sports teams, including Tottenham Hotspur, Paris Saint-Germain, and FC Barcelona. Courtesy of Naver Pay

May 22, 2024By Yoon Ja-young

Yamaguchi Bank to close Busan operations after 38 years of service

Japan's Yamaguchi Bank plans to shut down its Busan operation after 38 years of service.

May 21, 2024By Lee Yeon-woo

Yamaguchi Bank to close Busan operations after 38 years of service

Retail investor-exclusive gov't bonds to be sold from June

Starting from June, retail investors will be able to invest in government bonds in small amounts, if they hold an account exclusive to an individual investor's treasury bond investment.

May 21, 2024By Anna J. Park

Retail investor-exclusive gov't bonds to be sold from June

Eximbank builds Forest of Hope with Korea's national flower in Yeouido

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) established a small forest filled with the Korean national flower (Hibiscus syriacus) in Seoul's financial district of Yeouido to create a healthy urban ecosystem.

May 21, 2024By Yoon Ja-young

Eximbank builds Forest of Hope with Korea's national flower in Yeouido

Expensive apartments become new source of marriage matchmaking

A top-priced apartment complex in Seoul is serving as a venue for matchmaking between unmarried people whose parents want their children to find a spouse from similar social and economic backgrounds.

May 20, 2024By Yi Whan-woo

Expensive apartments become new source of marriage matchmaking

KB, Blackstone forge comprehensive business partnership

KB Financial Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the global private equity firm Blackstone to establish a comprehensive business partnership in New York last Thursday, the group said Monday.

May 20, 2024By Lee Yeon-woo

KB, Blackstone forge comprehensive business partnership

Nearly 700,000 foreign nationals subscribe to insurance amid multicultural transition

More than 700,000 foreign nationals are estimated to have subscribed to various kinds of insurance in Korea as more foreign nationals are entering and living in the country, according to a study, Monday.