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Banks See Gains in Second Quarter: Citibank Korea Posts Capital Ratio of 18.47 Percent

Banks See Gains in Second Quarter: Citibank Korea Posts Capital Ratio of 18.47 Percent

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Banks in South Korea saw their financial health improve slightly in the second quarter of this year helped by modest gains in their profits, the financial regulator said Wednesday. The average capital adequacy ratio of 18 commercial and state-run banks stood at 15.37 percent as of end-June, up 0.23 [...]

S. Korea to Ease Rule on Banks’ Capital Adequacy Ratio

S. Korea to Ease Rule on Banks’ Capital Adequacy Ratio

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will relax a regulation on the capital ratio of local banks this week in a move to reduce their financial burden, the country’s finance regulator said Monday.  The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will allow them to designate their loan-loss reserves as common capital stock under the revised [...]