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Overview

Bank of China provides a $120 million USD loan to Woori Bank for unspecified purposes

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$166,478,132
Commitment Year2009Country of ActivityKoreaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationKoreaSectorBanking And Financial ServicesFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 22, 2009
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Jan 22, 2010

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Bank of China (BOC)

Receiving agencies

State-owned Banks

  • Woori Bank Co., Ltd.

Loan description

Bank of China provides a $120 million USD loan to Woori Bank for unspecified purposes

Interest typeUnknownMaturity1 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On or around January 22, 2009, the Bank of China (BOC) entered into a $120 million USD loan agreement with Woori Bank Co., Ltd. — a South Korean multinational bank headquartered in Seoul wholly-owned by South Korea-based Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd., a financial services company based in Seoul and listed on the Korea Exchange, majority-owned by South Korean state-owned deposit corporation Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) (73% stake) — for unspecified purposes. This loan carried a maturity period of one year.