Korea
Martin Tricaud to head HSBC Korea
                                                                                 
                    
                    	Martin Tricaud has been appointed chief executive officer of HSBC Korea.
                
                                
            Martin Tricaud to head HSBC Korea
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            	Martin Tricaud has been appointed chief executive officer of HSBC Korea.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Korea Eximbank to boost project, SME financing
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Eximbank will provide project financing worth 21 trillion won ($19 billion) this year, up from 19 trillion won last year.
                    
                                        
                    
                S. Korea banks reduce bad loans
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Efforts of South Korean banks to clean up bad loans are paying off.
                    
                                        
                    
                Hana Financial to delist KEB after buy out
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Will follow its taking over 100% of Korea Exchange Bank.
                    
                                        
                    
                Shinhan Bank raises $350-M through bonds
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Shinhan Bank will have US350 million to refinance its debts and extend loans to smaller companies.
                    
                                        
                    
                Samsung emerges as No.2 Korean credit card
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Samsung Card's market share reached 14.1 percent in the second quarter of last year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Korean banks' earnings to fall short of consensus estimate
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Blame it on additional provisioning to meet tighter FSS guidelines.
                    
                                        
                    
                Ex-Shinhan execs get prison terms over embezzlement
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Two former executives of the Shinhan Financial received suspended prison terms for embezzlement.
                    
                                        
                    
                S. Korean banks to lend more to smaller firms in 2013
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Eighteen Korean banks are planning to lend a combined 30.8 trillion won to SMEs this year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Delaying Basel III implementation a boon for Korean banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	It's a missed opportunity for Korea to strengthen its bank regulatory framework, says Moody's.
                    
                                        
                    
                Competition in Korean card industry intensifies
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Woori Financial will spin off its credit-card unit.
                    
                                        
                    
                S.Korean credit card firms slash rates
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	South Korean credit card firms vowed to support the low-income bracket with lower interest rates.
                    
                                        
                    
                Household loan growth hits 6-year high in S. Korea
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	South Korean banks' household loans grew at the fastest pace in six years in December.
                    
                                        
                    
                China's ICBC expands in Korea
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	ICBC is expanding to cater to the growing business transactions between Korea and China.
                    
                                        
                    
                S.Korean banks to tighten lending in Q1
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Credit risks will force South Korean banks to tighten lending practices in the first quarter.
                    
                                        
                    
                The implications of the LIBOR scandal across Asia
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	The recent developments in the LIBOR scandal feels like we're back in the ages of the Merchant of Venice. We're caught in the feeling of having borrowed money from Shylock himself, except perhaps in our case, a more fearful, self preserving Shylock who succumbs to peer pressure easily.
                    
                                        
                    
                Korea's Hana Bank, KEB to jointly explore global markets
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Two Hana affiliates join forces.