The Korean government has set the goal of seeing Korean green companies achieve 100 trillion won in overseas exports by 2027. To this end, it plans to proactively discover demand for overseas environmental businesses. In particular, it aims to build a sustainable foundation for an overseas expansion
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at eunsang.lee@nhqv.com -- Ed.System overhauls and law amendments led by MOTIE are to invigorate the securitization of assets within industrial complexes. Fixed assets within industrial complexes (eg, water treatment centers
Aiitone, a KOSDAQ-listed company, participated in the first global STO (Security Token Offerings) forum held in Korea and presented a blueprint for the era of STOs.Aiitone (230980, CEO Jin Yeop Lee), a fintech company based on block chain technology, participated in the Tokenomy Korea 2023 Internati
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at hzl.lee@nhqv.com -- Ed.CJ ENM reported an earnings shock, affected by widening losses at new businesses (OTT, US production) and impacts of economic slowdown at the main business, excluding entertainment. A sharp recovery
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at jack.baek@nhqv.com. -- Ed. For NICE Holdings, factors impeding earnings growth are being resolved. Former unlisted subsidiary BBS, which suffered significant losses, has been liquidated. For NICE LMS, we expect an earnings
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at jy.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. − On Jun 24, Emart announced its decision to acquire an 80.01% stake in eBay Korea for W3.4tn.− We expect the majority of funds for the acquisition to be amassed through asset securitization and the
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at dongyang.kim@nhqv.com. -- Ed. A third generation of leaders is at the forefront of management at LG Group, HMG, and Samsung Group. While three fair economy bills are likely to be passed at the 21st session of the National A
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at ys.hwang@nhqv.com. -- Ed. After three straight quarters of operating loss, SK Innovation’s operating losses are likely to widen in 4Q20. With the slump at its major businesses still ongoing, the firm’s financial structure i
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at hzl.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Affected by the prolonging of the Covid-19 crisis, the external environment surrounding the theater industry remains extremely unfriendly. Accordingly, while CJ CGV is making efforts to improve ope
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at minjae.lee@nhqv.com. -- Ed. We see Korea’s current REITs market environment as being favorable for both suppliers and investors. This favorable direction includes recent improvements to the system for promoting publicly off
The authors are analysts of Shinhan Investment Corp. They can be reached at kimkyuri@shinhan.com and changmin.yoon86@shinhan.com, respectively. -- Ed. 1Q20 OP of KRW16.3bn (+18% YoY) meets consensusDouzone Bizon posted sales of KRW71.2bn (+14% YoY) for 1Q20. Despite negative impact of the COVID-19 o
Creditors of cash-strapped Kumho Asiana Group are reportedly planning to demand that the group sell off prime assets and present a viable debt repayment plan.They are considering extension of a one-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) on improving its financial standing later this week if they can
Security token offerings (STOs) have become the talk of the town in the cryptocurrency industry, following initial coin offerings (ICOs) which attract investment by issuing cryptocurrencies.Issuing a security token means converting assets into a form of cryptocurrencies offer them to invetors. These
Asiana Airlines, which suffers from financial difficulties, is refinancing by issuing high interest-rate corporate bonds. However, it only increases the burden on the company’s financial structure as the bonds are not so popular in the capital market. Market watchers also say that a higher portion o
KB Kookmin Bank announced that the bank held the Housing Financing Workshop at KB Financial Tower in Yeouido on May 30 by inviting high-ranking officials of the State Bank of Vietnam.The Housing Financing Workshop was held to share information on the Vietnamese and Korean banking industries and know
It is noteworthy that Korea's foreign exchange reserves hit US$375.3 billion at the end of March. Analysis says that this was because profits from foreign currency asset management swelled and the weakening of the US dollar drove up the converted amount of the euro and the Japanese yen.According to
The Financial Supervisory Service announced on Sept. 1 that the balance of outstanding loans provided in local currency by domestic banks increased by 5.8 trillion won (US$4.9 billion) from a month ago to reach 1.2955 quadrillion won (US$1.0992 trillion) as of the end of July this year.The actual mo
The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is working on new regulations on equity-linked security (ELS) products in an attempt to dispel the concerns of investors in the wake of the Tong Yang Group’s recent filing for court receivership. Still, some experts are pointing out that the financial authorit
The Korean government is raising a fund of 100 billion won for investment in intellectual property such as patent rights, trademark rights, and copyrights, in an effort to boost creative economic activities. New preferred surety programs are being put into practice for the intellectual property indu
The Korean government is to spend 6.4 trillion won in order to stabilize the corporate bond market. The announcement was made by the Financial Services Commission on July 8.According to the announcement, corporate bonds will be underwritten by organizations such as the Korea Development Bank in orde