Korea Development Bank
Korea Development Bank (KDB Bank, SWIFT: KODBKRSE) is a wholly state-owned policy development bank in South Korea. It was founded in 1954 in accordance with The Korea Development Bank Act to finance and manage major industrial projects to expedite industrial development of Korea. As a 61st biggest global bank (The Banker Top 1000 World Bank List in 2018), KDB Bank has not only fostered the growth of strategic industries but also facilitates the turnaround of troubled companies through restructuring and provides capital for strategic development projects. Since 2000, it has diversified into investment banking services and operates as a CIB (Commercial and Investment Bank). Nevertheless, it is a major restructuring player and has saved a lot of big companies during major financial crisis, especially in 1997 Asian financial crisis and Financial crisis of 2007–2008. Offices (as of December 2018) Domestic Branch : 69 locations in South Korea International Subsidiary (5) : China (Hong Kong), Hungary (Budapest), Uzbekistan (Tashkent), Brazil (São Paulo), Ireland (Dublin) International Branch (9) : USA (New York), U.K. (London), Singapore (Singapore), Japan (Tokyo), China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Qingdao) Representative Office (8) : Philippines (Manila), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), Thailand (Bangkok), Australia (Sydney), Germany (Frankfurt), U.A.E.