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South Korea's exports
[Economy] Korea exports drop by 16.6% hitting the lowest in 56 years
South Korea's exports have plunged 16.6% during the second quarter, hitting the lowest record in 56 years since the fourth quarter of 1963 when it fel...
Jul 23, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean logistics centers see high demand from untact businesses amid global pandemic
Logistics center operations in Korea have remained strong amid the global pandemic on account of e-commerce and third-party logistics' ...
Jul 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Unsold corporate bonds may hit a record-high in seven years
Institutional investors are becoming wary of investing in Korean corporate bonds due to uncertainties caused by the coronavirus. As of July 20, t...
Jul 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Market Watch
Korean household credit risk nears record-high
Korea's household credit risk hit the second-highest record for the upcoming third quarter, driven by impacts of the global pandemic wh...
Jul 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection
Korean fashion and beauty business Shinsegae International Co., Ltd has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection, a high-end cosmetics brand ba...
Jul 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Ardian raises a record $19 billion for secondary fund of funds
Paris-based private equity firm Ardian has raised a record $19 billion for its new secondary fund of funds from 275 investors, including Korea Post an...
Jun 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...
May 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn
Foreign investors continued to buy South Korean bonds such as treasuries and monetary stabilization bonds for a fourth consecutive month in April, wit...
May 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS’ investment return at all-time high in 2019; alternatives lag
The National Pension Service (NPS) achieved its strongest investment return of 11.31% in 2019, led by hefty gains from equities and overseas fixed-inc...
Feb 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a preliminary 11% return on investments in 2019, its best annual result in a decade, supported by double-d...
Feb 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
Korea’s Europe property investment hits record; France takes one-third
South Korean institutions, including pension funds and insurance companies, poured a record 12.5 billion euros ($14 billion) into Europe’s real ...
Jan 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2017 investment return at 7-yr high; to wrap up CIO selection in April
The National Pension Service (NPS) chalked up an average investment return of 7.26% in 2017, which was its strongest performance in seven years, while...
Mar 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real Estate underwrites $53 mn debt on luxury high rise in Manhattan
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has underwritten five-year senior debt of 57.5 billion won ($53 million) secured on a super-luxury, 131-s...
Dec 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC CIO shrugs off high valuation talk; seeks new approach
Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang said the sovereign wealth fund is seeking transformative ideas to make them...
Oct 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC head to move to Korea Export-Import Bank as CEO
Sung-soo Eun, the chief executive of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), was nominated as head of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, about one and a...
Sep 07, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean investors may own half of UK high-speed railway after UK firms’ resale
After the National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to buy a 30% stake in Britain’s High Speed 1 (HS1) for around 400 billion won ($355 million) in July, ...
Aug 29, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS to buy stake in UK high-speed railway for $350 mn in InfraRed-led investment
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is expected to invest around 400 billion won ($353 million) in acquiring a 30% stake in Britain’s High Sp...
Jul 16, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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ILS funds of funds attract Korean high net-worth individuals
Funds of funds (FoFs) investing in insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have been luring yield-hungry wealthy South Koreans, with domestic brokerag...
Mar 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders win record LNG carrier orders; 2022 outlook bright
South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and container ships, am...
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Central bank
DO NOT PUBLISH, BUT EDIT- BOK defies big step rate hike view on recession fears
South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday defied expectations of a big step rate hike by raising the interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) desp...
1 MINUTES AGO
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AgTech
Korean fruits keep high performance despite bad export situation
"Shinwha," a pear that's sweet and juicy even after 30 days at room temperature, "Kingsberry" with a subtle peach scent, and "Sweet Gold," a kiwifru...
1 MINUTES AGO
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US to send Its biggest sub to Korean Peninsula in message to North and South
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Securities leads M&A financing for Trench Group acquisition (edited)
Shinhan Securities Co. announced on Monday that it participated as the lead arranger in the merger and acquisition (M&A) financing of Trench Gro...
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SK Hynix raises $1.5 bn in foreign bonds amid high demand
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has raised $1.5 billion in foreign currency bonds, with the debt offering four tim...
1 MINUTES AGO
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha Ocean forms partnership with Babcock for submarines (edited)
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with the UK's Babcock International Group th...
1 MINUTES AGO
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