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Country: South Korea

(18 February 2005 – South Korea) UK bank Standard Chartered has its sights on snaring six to eight percent market...

(25 January 2004 – South Korea) Kookmin Bank is set to axe some 4,800 employees, a whopping 17 percent of...

(14 January 2005 – South Korea) British bank Standard Chartered has enlarged its presence in Asia by purchasing Korea First...

(16 November 2004 – South Korea) HSBC is reportedly close to acquiring Korea First Bank for about US$3.2 billion.HSBC is...

(12 October 2004 – South Korea) Foreign companies own more than 60 percent of South Korea’s banking shares and almost...

(3 September 2004 – South Korea) The stoush currently taking place in South Korea between credit card issuers and retailers...

(27 July 2004 – Asia) International banks could soon be chasing a slice of South Korea’s retail banking and asset...

(25 May 2004 – Hong Kong) HSBC has reportedly opened discussions with China’s Bank of Communications with a view to...

(16 March 2004 – Australia) Macquarie Bank’s Korean Road Infrastructure Fund (KRIF) has snapped up two infrastructure assets in South...

(2 March 2004 – Korea) Citigroup is set to buy South Korea’s sixth largest bank, Koram Bank, for US$2.7 billion.The...