South Korea

Established in South Korea since 1974, Crédit Agricole CIB in Korea combines global expertise and local knowhow for the benefit of all its customers.

Crédit Agricole CIB's Strengths

Client coverage scope includes: 

  • Large Korean corporate (Chaebols) and Government Sponsored Entities (GSE) with a global presence and/or looking for global growth drivers; 
  • Financial Institutions including Securities, Assurance Company, Banks and Asset Managers
  • Multinational companies and CA Group’s clients

Crédit Agricole CIB in Korea provides its clients a comprehensive range of products and services in capital markets, structured finance and corporate banking. It operates under both a Banking and a Securities license through two distinctive entities: 

  • Crédit Agricole CIB – Seoul Branch  offers leading expertise and a wide range of products:
    • Financing solutions: Corporate banking, Loan Syndications, Export and trade Finance, Structured Finance 
    • Foreign Exchange, Interest rates derivatives and Treasury products 
    • Transaction banking services 
  • Crédit Agricole Securities Asia Limited – Seoul Branch provides:
    • Debt Capital Markets 
    • Fixed Income Investment solutions 
    • M&A Advisory 

Crédit Agricole CIB is a primary dealer of Korean Treasury Bonds (KTBs). The Bank has also entered into partnership agreement (MOU) with Korean Export Credit Agencies (Ksure and KExim Bank).
 

History and Organisation

Crédit Agricole CIB in Korea was the first French bank and one of the pioneering foreign banks to open a full-fledged commercial banking branch in Seoul in 1974.

Crédit Agricole Securities Asia Limited – Seoul Branch was set-up in November 2016 following the acquisition of former RBS Securities.
 

International Business Solutions

Located in Hong Kong, the Crédit Agricole Group International Business Solutions "Asia-Pacific" assists Crédit Agricole's mid-cap corporate customers with their international operations, by providing expertise on the local environment as well as by securing access to a wide spectrum of banking services abroad.

Contact:
Crédit Agricole Group International Business Solutions in Asia-Pacific
30F, Two Pacific Place,
88 Queensway, HONG KONG
internationaldesks@ca-cib.com

Contacts 

Crédit Agricole CIB - Seoul Branch
Jean-Pierre TRINELLE, Senior Country Officer
Bong Geun JEONG, Chief Operating Officer
Silvia, KIM, Head of Global Markets
Hyung Chan SHIM, Head of Financial Institutions Group
SeGu KANG, Senior Banker and Head of International Trade and Transaction Banking
Jegger LEE, Senior Banker
Yi Young KIM, Management Secretariat
infokorea@ca-cib.com

Crédit Agricole Securities Asia Limited – Seoul Branch
Jin Seop CHA, Branch Manager
Jeong Sook YUN, Chief Administrative Officer
Sung Min JOH, Head of Debt Capital Markets
Daniel CHUNG, Head of Financial Institutions Sales/Global Markets Division

News

Crédit Agricole Securities (Asia) Limited - Seoul

21F, Kyobo Bldg.,
1, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu
SEOUL 03154

Crédit Agricole Securities (Asia) Limited - Seoul

21F, Kyobo Bldg.,
1, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu
SEOUL 03154

Crédit Agricole CIB - Seoul Branch

21F, Kyobo Bldg.,
1, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu
SEOUL 03154

Crédit Agricole CIB - Filiale de Séoul

21F, Kyobo Bldg.,
1, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu
SEOUL 03154

Our presence in this market

» Crédit Agricole CIB - Seoul Branch
21F, Kyobo Bldg.,
1, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu
SEOUL 03154
T: + 82 2 3700 9500
F: + 82 2 738 0325

 

» Crédit Agricole Securities (Asia) Limited - Seoul Branch
21F, Kyobo Bldg.,
1, Jong-ro, Jongro-gu
SEOUL 03154
T: +82 2 3700 3500
F: +82 2 739 8107

Key Figures

1 location since 1974

THE WORD OF THE SCO

Jean-Pierre

"CACIB has been one of the pioneering foreign banks to enter Korean market in the 1970’s and since then, has gained a strong foothold in serving large Korean Corporate, Financial Institutions and the global clients of Credit Agricole Group. Our goal is to continue linking Korea to international markets by supporting Korean firms’ overseas expansion and bringing foreign financials products to the local market."

Jean-Pierre Trinelle, Senior Country Officer