SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors have sought a warrant to arrest Kim Beom-su, the founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., over alleged stock price manipulation connected to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment last year, officials said Wednesday. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office filed for the warrant, the officials said, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) –The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on South Korea on Thursday to introduce tighter fiscal rules and maintain a restrictive policy as its budget is projected to remain in deficit through next year and rapid aging would add longer-term pressure. “The budget is projected to remain in [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Early repayment charges on loans will be lowered from mid-January next year as financial regulators revised rules, officials said Wednesday. Under the revised rules, lenders will only be allowed to collect the actual cost of making or handling the loans repaid in advance, along with any actual loss stemming [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Global asset management firm Franklin Templeton has offered a cautiously optimistic assessment of the South Korean government’s efforts to address the so-called ‘Korea Discount’ – the persistent undervaluation of Korean stocks. While viewing the corporate value enhancement policies positively, the firm anticipates that tangible results may take time to materialize. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Beom-su, the founder of tech giant Kakao Corp., appeared before prosecutors on Tuesday for questioning over alleged stock price manipulation connected to the firm’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment last year. Kim presented himself for questioning at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office regarding his alleged involvement [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine out of 10 large companies in South Korea plan to maintain or increase their investments in the second half of the year, despite challenges such as prolonged high interest rates, a weak local currency and international uncertainties, a survey showed Monday. In the survey conducted by Mono Research, [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The government borrowed over 91 trillion won (US$65.8 billion) from the Bank of Korea (BOK) in temporary loans in the first half of the year to fill its fiscal shortfall, data showed Sunday. According to the BOK data submitted to Rep. Yang Boo-nam of the main opposition Democratic Party, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok called for proactive and preemptive responses Thursday to prevent possible massive changes in external circumstances from affecting South Korean exports so as to maintain economic recovery momentum. Choi made the remarks during a meeting of ministers working on external economic issues in Seoul, stressing the [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean financial regulators have imposed a record fine of 27.1 billion won on two subsidiaries of a global investment bank for illegal short-selling practices involving transactions worth approximately 100 billion won. The Financial Services Commission’s Securities and Futures Commission announced on July 3 that it had voted to levy [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean foreign exchange market had ample liquidity in the Korean won-dollar trading on the first day with extended trading hours, the finance ministry said Tuesday, vowing enhanced market monitoring to curb possible volatility. Starting Monday, the operating hours of the foreign exchange market were extended to 9 [...]
