Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hyundai Breaks Precedent With New CEO
Hyundai Motor Co. has appointed José Muñoz, its North American chief and global COO, as CEO, marking the first time...
South Korea
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Technology
Samsung’s $6.4 Billion Score
Samsung Electronics had a rough 2023. Operating profit for the full year hovered just above $6.5 trillion won ($4.8 billion)....
Non-Economic Data
Most Technologically Advanced Countries In The World 2023
Global Finance ranks the world’s countries by their technological advancement and capacity to develop and leverage cutting-edge technology. The ever-growing...
Banking
South Korea Allows Domestic Banking Partners
South Korea will allow new domestic players into its banking industry to break the domination of the sector by just five commercial banks.
News
Japanese, South Korean Leaders Meet But Normalization Remains Elusive
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years agoyet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Tech Drives South Korea’s IPO Boom
Upward of 20 companies went public on South Korea’s main market last year, raising around $14 billion—nearly double the previous record, set in 2010.
Features
Samsung Helps With Crypto Pilot
Samsung is teaming up with South Korea's central bank to get a digital currency transaction infrastructureup and running.
News
Samsung At A Crossroads
The passing of the man who transformed Samsung fromsmall trading business intotech giant inaugurates a new era.
Data
Striving In Adversity
South Korea rose impressively to meet the COVID-19 challenge. Will it be able to reinvigorate its economy as well?
Features
Partnering For Profit
Fearing loss of revenue as their business customers push to go paperless, Asia’s banking giants are forging new partnerships.
News
South Korea: New Finance Minister To Walk A Fine Line
Chaebols, an aging population, and an erratic northern neighbor are going to keep the new South Korean finance minister busy.