Standard Chartered Korea (officially Standard Chartered Bank Korea Limited, formerly SC First Bank,
Hangul
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: SC제일은행) is a
bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...
ing and financial services company headquartered in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 9 ...
. It was created by the acquisition of the former Korea First Bank by Standard Chartered in 2005.
History
The bank started as Joseon Deposit Bank () in 1929. In may of 1950, it changed its name to Korea Deposit Bank (). In 1954, it made an acquisition of branches of the Korean Bank for Nurturing Industries (; a predecessor to
Korea Development Bank). The bank was nationalized in 1961 by the military government. It became one of the 5 largest commercial banks in South Korea but it fell into financial trouble during the
1997 Asian financial crisis
The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia and Southeast Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. However, the recovery in 1998– ...
. It was acquired by
Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 9 ...
in 2005.
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See also
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Economy of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, it has the 5th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development from an underdeveloped natio ...
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List of Banks in South Korea
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Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 9 ...
References
External links
SC Bank Korea HomepageSC Bank Korea Homepage
Banks of South Korea
Standard Chartered
Banks established in 1929
1929 establishments in Korea
South Korean subsidiaries of foreign companies
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