Corstone, Q Capital in talks with foreign investors to sell K-chicken chain

Corstone, Q Capital in talks with foreign investors to sell K-chicken chain

Seoul-based private equity firms Corstone Asia and Q Capital Partners are in talks with foreign investors to sell a South Korean fried chicken chain...

South Korea expands foreign banks' access to forex market

South Korea expands foreign banks' access to forex market

An increasing number of foreign banks without a physical presence in South Korea are gearing up to offer dollar-won conversion services to non-Korea...

Korea to relax FX rules by December to boost dollar selling

Korea to relax FX rules by December to boost dollar selling

South Korea will raise the limits on forward dollar purchases and expand the foreign exchange swap line between the National Pension Service (NPS) a...

South Korea to ease foreign exchange regulations, expand FX swap line

South Korea to ease foreign exchange regulations, expand FX swap line

South Korea’s foreign authorities said on Friday they will ease foreign exchange regulations to allow more dollars into the domestic financial...

South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist

South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist

The United States has reinstated South Korea on its foreign-exchange monitoring watchlist, a year after it removed Asia’s No. 4 economy from t...

Korean won hits 15-year low in Q2 amid FX, economic uncertainty  

Korean won hits 15-year low in Q2 amid FX, economic uncertainty  

The South Korean currency fell to its lowest level against the US dollar in 15 years in the second quarter amid growing uncertainties surrounding gl...

Korea FX authorities, NPS raise currency swap limit to $50 bn

Korea FX authorities, NPS raise currency swap limit to $50 bn

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, said on Friday it has agreed with foreign exchange...

Korean banks broaden horizons to Mexico, Poland, Africa

Korean banks broaden horizons to Mexico, Poland, Africa

South Korean banks are broadening their horizons beyond Asia into Mexico, Poland and Africa in step with Korean manufacturing companies’ globa...

Navigating choppy waters: Dollar-won FX forecasting  

Navigating choppy waters: Dollar-won FX forecasting  

Late last year, when the Korean won traded at 1,288 per dollar, most market analysts and economists predicted that the Korean currency would regai...

Toss Bank launches commission-free foreign exchange services

Toss Bank launches commission-free foreign exchange services

South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank said on Thursday it has launched commission-free foreign exchange services for the first time as a do...

S.Korea's HD Hyundai chairman: We can’t rely on bad profits

S.Korea's HD Hyundai chairman: We can’t rely on bad profits

Kwon Oh-gap, chairman and co-CEO of South Korea's HD Hyundai Co., has ordered his company not to rely on “bad profits” gained from tempo...

S.Korea to allow offshore investors to directly trade won

S.Korea to allow offshore investors to directly trade won

South Korea is set to allow offshore investors to directly trade the won and extend the operating hours of the local currency market from July next ...

Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX

Kookmin Bank launches foreign currency trading platform KB Star FX

South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank on Monday launched its new contactless platform for foreign exchange transactions dubbed KB Star FX.The on...

Korean NPS opens up forex hedging limit to maximum of 10%

Korean NPS opens up forex hedging limit to maximum of 10%

South Korea’s mighty state pension fund will hedge foreign exchange risks for up to 10% of its overseas investment for a limited period. ...

Hana Bank signs agreement for 24-hour forex trading

Hana Bank signs agreement for 24-hour forex trading

Hana Bank said on Friday that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Toss Securities for 24-hour foreign exchange trading at t...

Korean exporters suffer FX derivate losses on weak won

Korean exporters suffer FX derivate losses on weak won

More South Korean exporters suffered massive losses from foreign exchange derivatives on a weaker won, failing to benefit from the unit’s depr...

Weak won, boon to Doosan Bobcat but bane to Enerbility

Weak won, boon to Doosan Bobcat but bane to Enerbility

A weaker South Korean won currency has become a double-edged sword to Doosan Group’s affiliates. Construction equipment maker Doosan Bobcat is...

Korea FX authorities, NPS agree on currency swap; won flat

Korea FX authorities, NPS agree on currency swap; won flat

South Korea’s foreign exchange authorities and the state-run National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to open a currency swap line for the first ...

BOK chief signals another big step as Fed hike haunts won

BOK chief signals another big step as Fed hike haunts won

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday signaled another 50-basis-point policy interest rate hike as the won currency weakened past the psychol...

Was South Korea’s FX intervention too late?

Was South Korea’s FX intervention too late?

The South Korean won on Sept. 14 opened 1.4% lower in the domestic currency session after shocking US inflation data rattled global financial market...

Tumbling Korean won increases corporate debt burden

Tumbling Korean won increases corporate debt burden

The South Korean won extended its losses to hit its weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on Wednesday, pressured by higher-than-e...

Korea won at 13-year low on recession fears amid tightening

Korea won at 13-year low on recession fears amid tightening

South Korea’s won hit a 13-year low, weakening past the psychologically important 1,300 per US dollar level for the first time since the 2008-...

Korea to reform FX market to join MSCI developed markets

Korea to reform FX market to join MSCI developed markets

South Korea is set to reform the local currency market as the country aims to reach MSCI Inc.’s developed market status for its domestic stock...

Korea Inc. braces for rising costs, supply chain risks, volatile FX

Korea Inc. braces for rising costs, supply chain risks, volatile FX

Hopes for improving corporate earnings are rising as countries around the world are relaxing their anti-COVID-19 measures, but South Korean companie...

BOK to exclude high emitters from FX reserves portfolio

BOK to exclude high emitters from FX reserves portfolio

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is planning to exclude the bonds and equities issued by high carbon emitters from its foreign reserves portfolio in stages, ...

S. Korea's FX reserves rise for 7th straight month to record-high $426.5 bn

S. Korea's FX reserves rise for 7th straight month to record-high $426.5 bn

South Korea's foreign exchange reserves rose for a seventh straight month to a fresh record high in October due to gains in non-dollar assets and incr...

NPS to manage FX exposure via derivatives

 NPS to manage FX exposure via derivatives

The National Pension Service will begin to manage foreign currency risk through derivatives trading, as the $690 billion pension fund is aiming to boo...

Korean public employees’ pension to take more FX risk from alternatives

Korean public employees’ pension to take more FX risk from alternatives

The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) plans to abandon its principle of hedging currency exposure from investing in overseas alternatives, a...

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