Economy
Business·Industry
Mixed Results for the Top Two Office Furniture Companies
Leading domestic office furniture companies— KOAS(071950)and Fursys(016800)—posted mixed first-half results. KOAS emerged from a prolonged period of losses by posting a first-half profit through cost-…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market In] Subprime Bond Issuance Plummets 42%… BBB-Rated and Below Bonds Cut in Half
As rising interest rates increase the burden of corporate bond financing, companies continue to scale back new issuances. In particular, the contraction in the subprime bond market—which has a relativ…
Business·Industry
"Europeans who stay in Korea for two weeks at a time will even venture out to the countryside if they can communicate in Korean:"
At first glance, she clearly looks like a foreigner with blue eyes, but as soon as the interview began, she took the lead in the conversation, speaking fluently and in a calm, measured tone in Korean.…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market Insight] Rush to Issue Mezzanine Debt as Corporate Bond Market Stalls… “Repayment Boomerang” If Stock Prices Fall
Issuance of mezzanine securities, such as convertible bonds (CBs), surged by 70% compared to last year. As rising corporate bond yields have increased financing costs, mezzanine securities have emerge…
Finance
Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service to Relocate to Sejong… State-Owned Banks Eyed for Busan, Daegu, and Naju
As forecasts suggest that a large number of financial institutions will be included in the second phase of the relocation of public institutions to regional areas, attention is also focusing on the re…
Financing
Lotte Construction: Profits Rise but Cash Flow Slows… Company Strives to Improve Financial Soundness
“Credit Checkpoint” is a column that assesses the credit rating risks of companies preparing to issue corporate bonds by examining their financial structure and cash flow. We evaluate a company’s shor…
M&A·IB
Office Building Just 3 Minutes from Jamsil Station—Who Is the New Owner?
Yejeon Building, an office property located in the Jamsil business district of Seoul, has entered the sale process. The Yejeon Building is an asset with an excellent location and stable cash flow, and…
Business·Industry
OLED TV Market Grows 20%… Samsung and TCL Lock Horns in the LCD TV Market
While the global TV market remains flat, the premium organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV market is leading the market rebound with growth in the 20% range. In the mid-to-low-end LCD (liquid crystal…
M&A·IB
[Exclusive] Could the Right to Operate Public Sports Facilities Under a Commissioned Management Model Emerge as a New Business Opportunity?
A subsidiary of a domestic private equity fund (PEF) is participating as a financial investor to secure the outsourcing rights for public sports facilities in the Sinbanpo 4 District of Seocho-gu, Seo…
Business·Industry
'eSSD Shortage' Drives 77% Increase in Q2 NAND Sales… Samsung and Hynix Maintain Top Two Positions
Driven by the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, demand for enterprise SSDs (eSSDs) has exploded, leading to steep growth in the global NAND flash market. SamsungElectronics and S…