South Korea
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Low cost carrier and Korean Air affiliate Jin Air is looking for the go-ahead to take itself public, having filed initial listing documents on August 25. -
Korea’s Kookmin Bank is eyeing a return to the dollar bond market, meeting with investors this week to gauge interest in a senior deal.
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Shinhan Bank has hired five firms to arrange a global roadshow gauging interests for what would be the South Korean commercial bank's second outing in US dollars this year.
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Hyundai Capital Services shook off North Korea-related worries to hit the bond market at the start of the week, managing to reach its goal of $900m across two tranches.
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Hyundai Capital Services is kicking off the week with a dual tranche dollar deal that will be sold to investors in Asia, Europe and the US.
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US President Donald Trump’s unexpected threat against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week alarmed investors, pushing down South Korean offshore bonds. But Korean issuers this week shrugged off concerns of a long-term problem and are already making plans to return to the market. Morgan Davis reports.
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The offshore bond market is set to welcome Lotte Group’s retail unit Lotte Shopping Co, which will sell dollar-denominated notes guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim).
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Korea Development Bank (KDB) has made its debut in the Swedish krona market, becoming the second Korean public sector entity to do so this year.
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The Vietnamese unit of South Korean cinema chain CJ CGV is looking to float on Korea’s main board, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Crédit Agricole has appointed former Barclays banker Silvia Kim as local head of global markets for its South Korean branch, according to an announcement on Friday.
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South Korea’s KT Corp grabbed $400m from its bullet bond on Monday through a smooth transaction in an otherwise quiet day for primary issuance.
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KT Corp, formerly known as Korea Telecom, began marketing a new dollar deal on Monday morning local time, returning to the debt market a year after its last issuance.
