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Kookmin Bank secures US$200 mln in credit lines
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kookmin Bank, South Korea's top lender, said Tuesday it
has clinched US$200 million in foreign credit lines to help small and mid-sized
companies.
Korean banks log first quarterly loss in 8 years
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks lost money last quarter for the
first time in eight years due to increased loan-loss reserves, with full-year
More small firms undergo debt workout in 2008
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The number of small South Korean firms that entered
bank-initiated debt restructuring programs rose in 2008 from a year earlier amid
Seoul stocks up 1.09 pct in late morning
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded 1.09 percent higher late
Tuesday morning as foreign and retail investors hunted for blue-chip bargains,
analysts said.
S. Korean steelmakers to extend output cut amid downturn
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- POSCO and other South Korean steelmakers are planning
to extend a production cut to cope with tapering demand, industry sources said
Tuesday.
The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR)
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Interbank Offered Rates (KORIBOR) as posted
by Yonhap Infomax, the financial news and information arm of Yonhap News Agency,
at 11:00 a.m.
Seoul stocks open lower on retail losses
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started lower Tuesday as retail
shares lost ground amid heavy institutional selling, analysts said.
