Finance
iM Financial first-half net profit 295.6 billion won down 4.4 percent
iM Financial Group posted 295.6 billion won in net profit attributable to controlling shareholders in the first half of this year, down 4.4 percent from a year earlier. Total operating profit rose 4.4 percent to 1.11 trillion won, supported by growth in corporate lending at iM Bank and operating assets at iM Capital. Net profit fell due to a change in the education tax rate and higher provisioning.