Iwould like to take this opportunity to applaud the President of the ADB, Haruhiko Kuroda, and his staff, for their dedicated efforts to support the development of Asian countries. Since the Asian financial crisis, our region has maintained an annual growth rate of 6%, emerging as a key growth engine for the global economy. However, there are also a number of challenges ahead. Globally, we are facing risks such as slowdown of the world economy, rising food and energy prices and increasing global... [2008-05-08]

  Kookmin bank (Star KB) is one of the leading banks in Korea. More than half of the Korean population has a business with Star KB amounting to a total of 246 trillion Won and the bank has up to 26 million business customers. In addition, there are 1,207 weblike branches over the country of Korea, including 1,078 private business branches, 102 business finance branches and 27 private banking (PB) centers. Since Star KB first approached a 2- trillion Won net profit (nicknamed the "2 trillion... [2008-05-08]

  Shinhan Bank was busy in 2007 as it established a branch of Shinhan America, an offshoot of their main Korean banking enterprises. The branch was set up in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and Shinhan already has branches abroad - in Vietnam and China. In this way, Shinhan believes it will continue to expand its existing network - and has 32 overseas marketing networks set up in ten countries. Unlike other banks, Shinhan has joined markets in regions with high growth potential, such as Vietnam, Indi... [2008-05-08]