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Schneider Electric’s Commitment to DEI Recognized by Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index for Fifth Year in a Row

Rueil-Malmaison (France), Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced its inclusion in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), for the fifth year in a row. Schneider Electric is one of 418 companies across 45 countries and regions to join the 2022 Bloomberg GEI, which measures [...]

Hyundai Motor Partners with Bloomberg to Promote Hydrogen Campaign

SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — On a quest to accelerate hydrogen mobility-related business, Hyundai Motor Co. is taking one more step towards improving public awareness of the transition towards a hydrogen society. In collaboration with the U.S. media company Bloomberg L.P., Hyundai Motor Group has operated the H2 Economy Campaign since 2019. The campaign [...]

Seoul Wins C40 Cities Awards for Renewable Energy Project

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government has won an international award for its renewable energy project as a measure to address climate change, city officials said Friday. The city’s effort to expand facilities for solar power generation, known as “Solar City Seoul,” was chosen as a category winner for Renewable Energy [...]

Foreign News Journalists Express ‘Grave Concern’ over Ruling Party’s Criticism of Bloomberg Reporter

SEOUL, Mar. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An association of foreign news media reporters based in Seoul has expressed “grave concern” after the ruling Democratic Party criticized a Bloomberg News reporter over a story portraying President Moon Jae-in as “top spokesman” of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The article, published in September last year, drew fresh [...]

Italians Top Bloomberg 2017 Healthiest Country Index While South Koreans Rank 24th

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Bloomberg’s latest Healthiest Country Index revealed that Italians, famous for their love of fresh vegetables, seafood and quality olive oil, are the healthiest people in the world. Of the 164 countries in the index from Bloomberg, Italians topped the list with the highest score of 93.11 out of 100. [...]

BMO Financial Group Recognized in Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – BMO Financial Group today announced that it is one of 52 firms recognized in the 2017 Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index. The index provides investors and organizations with standardized aggregate data across company gender statistics, employee policies, gender-conscious product offerings and external community support and engagement. Those included [...]

Korea’s Growth Rate Even Lower Than Greece, Portugal

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s second quarter economic growth has turned out to be much lower than expected. Even countries going through economic difficulties showed a higher growth rate than Korea. There are concerns that if the Korean economy stays this way, the country might become a bit player in global competition. According [...]

Nasdaq NFX Data Will be Available on the Bloomberg Professional Service

NEW YORK, Jun. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq announced today that Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX) real-time market data will be available via the Bloomberg Professional service and the B-PIPE service, following the official launch of the NFX platform in mid-2015. NFX is the exchange group’s U.S.-based designated contract market (DCM), offering futures and options on [...]

Hyundai Motor Denies Report on Plant Construction in Mexico

SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s top automaker, denied a media report Wednesday that it is seeking to build a factory in Mexico, calling it “groundless.” Bloomberg earlier reported that Hyundai Motor is pushing to build a plant in Mexico, citing an interview with a high-ranking official of the local unit of [...]

Koreans Consumed 9.7 kg of Noodles Per Capita in 2014, Highest in the World

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s noodle consumption is the highest in the world, according to a report by Bloomberg and Euro Monitor published on March 22. Koreans consumed an average of 9.7 kilograms of noodles per individual in 2014, excluding pasta. Japan ranked second on the list with an average consumption of 9.4 [...]