Woori Financial Group (Korean: 우리금융지주) is a Seoul-based banking and financial services holdings company and is the largest bank in South Korea. Woori has had a short history as a financial institution. It was formed in 2001 from the forced merger of 4 predecessor commercial banks and an investment bank (Hanvit, Peace, Kwangju and Kyongnam Banks and Hanaro Investment Banking and their subsidiaries). The banks were taken over and recapitalised by the government because they had fallen below the Basel I Accord mandated eight percent capital adequacy ratio. The South Korean Government, through the Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation, remains the primary investor as a result.[1]
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Native name | 주식회사 우리금융지주 |
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| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 053000 NYSE: WF | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | January 11, 2019 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Subsidiaries | Woori Bank |
| Website | woorifg.com |
This came about as a part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, which affected the operations of virtually all banks and financial firms in South Korea.
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References
edit- ^ Lee, Eun-joo (June 26, 2013). "Divide-and-sell strategy for Woori". Korea Joongang Daily.
External links
edit- Official website
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