Chaebol Corporations

South Korea Completes IMF-Mandated Economic Restructuring

1998-06-12 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

South Korea finalizes comprehensive economic reforms mandated by the IMF, including massive corporate restructuring, labor market deregulation, and opening financial markets to foreign investment. The reforms fundamentally transformed South Korea’s economic model through key changes: financial …

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IMF Forces Massive Corporate Restructuring in South Korea

1998-01-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The International Monetary Fund implements a 7 billion bailout package for South Korea, mandating sweeping economic reforms. This included forced corporate restructuring of the chaebol system, financial sector liberalization, and opening markets to foreign investors. The conditions resulted in …

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