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Woori Financial first-half net profit 1.61 trillion won, non-bank contribution rises to 22.3%
Woori Financial Group posted first-half net profit attributable to owners of the parent of 1.609 trillion won, up 3.7% from a year earlier, helped by higher capital markets fee income and the effect of consolidating an insurer. Second-quarter profit rose 66.4% from the previous quarter to 1.005 trillion won. Non-bank units’ share of group profit rose to 22.3%. The group announced a 220 won per share cash dividend for the second quarter.
Finance
Hana Financial posts 2.4029 trillion won first-half net profit, fee income up 37.7 percent
Hana Financial Group posted a first-half net profit of 2.4029 trillion won, up 4.4 percent from a year earlier, helped by higher fee income and a more diversified earnings mix. It absorbed one-off costs including provisions tied to corporate rehabilitation and foreign-exchange translation losses. Core profit rose 13 percent to 6.2956 trillion won, with fee income up 37.7 percent. Hana Bank net profit rose 1.7 percent.
Finance
KB Financial first-half net profit 3.88 trillion won, non-bank contribution 44 percent
KB Financial Group posted a first-half net profit of 3.88 trillion won, up 13.1 percent from a year earlier, helped by higher fee income. Net fee income surged 50.6 percent, while second-quarter net interest income fell and margins narrowed. Non-bank units accounted for 44 percent of group profit, with KB Securities contributing about 21 percent. The board approved a 700 billion won share buyback and cancellation and a quarterly cash dividend of 1,155 won per share.
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Finance
Shinhan Financial first-half net profit rises 13.3 percent on strong brokerage
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Crypto
Dollar stablecoins could undermine emerging market monetary sovereignty, BIS warns
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AI & Enterprise
Zhipu builds 1-GW AI data centre using only Chinese-made chips; shares surge 37 percent
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AI & Enterprise
Tether CEO warns AI infrastructure investment is overheating despite unclear returns
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Crypto
BIS warns of overheated $1 trillion AI investment, with bitcoin also in initial shock zone
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AI & Enterprise
BIS warns AI investment boom exceeds railway, internet bubbles and collapse could threaten global economy
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Crypto
BIS warns stablecoin spread can undermine monetary sovereignty, urges deposit tokenisation
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Crypto
Hayes floats $1 million bitcoin call, focuses on AI debt crisis
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Crypto
Former BIS head who targeted stablecoins signals shift, says they should coexist with fiat money
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Crypto
Eight big U.S. banks press for easing Basel capital rules; focus on Treasury market liquidity and bitcoin impact
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Finance
Mitos puts financial security to the test as network separation easing begins
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AI & Enterprise
U.S. blocks exports of AI chips to overseas Chinese affiliates, Nvidia and AMD shares face opening pressure
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Finance
Savings banks sustain profit after PF cleanup; expanding loans for lower-credit borrowers remains task
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Finance
Toss Bank Q1 net profit 29.6 billion won, up 58.3 percent
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Finance
Korean commercial banks join BIS \'Project Agora\' to verify deposit token payment system