Gov't to scrap quasi-taxes to help biz sector

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By Lee Joon-seung
SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The government said Wednesday it wants to scrap
so-called quasi-taxes levied on companies as part of its effort to improve the

SC First Bank gets nod for holding company

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SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog said Wednesday it has
approved an application by the Korean banking unit of Standard Chartered Plc to

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