Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (SKFH) history, profile and corporate video Shin Kong Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (SKFH) is a financial services holding company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded as a publicly-listed company in 2002. Shin Kong Financial Holding is a subsidiary of the Shin Kong Group, which traces its origin back to the establishment of the Shin Kong Store in 1945 by group founder Mr. Wu Ho-Su. The name “Shin Kong” was created from the first Chinese character in the name “Hsinchu,” the city where the founder was born, and the first character…
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Founded: November 1, 1975 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India FY 2024 Revenue: 1,502.93 billion Indian rupees (approximately $18 billion USD) FY 2024-25 Production: 781.06 million tonnes (highest ever) Employees: Approximately 229,000 (FY 2024) Market Cap: Approximately 2.5 trillion Indian rupees (January 2026) Coal India Limited is the world’s largest coal producer and a government-owned public sector undertaking headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. The company operates under the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. Coal India accounts for around 82% of total coal production in India. The company operates 310 mines across eight Indian states through seven coal-producing subsidiaries. In April…
Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) history, profile and history video Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is a banking and financial services group headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is considered one of the largest corporate and investment banks in Austria. In Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), its subsidiary banks operate as universal financial institutions for corporate banking, investment banking and retail banking. Additionally, the Group also comprises other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, factoring, and M&A. HISTORY Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818 – 1888) was a German…
PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk history, profile and corporate video PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, known as Telkom Indonesia, is a multinational telecommunications conglomerate headquartered in Bandung, Indonesia. Telkom’s roots date back to 1961 when the Indonesian government established the state postal and telecommunications company, Perusahaan Negara Pos and Telekomunikasi (PN Postel). On July 6, 1965, the Indonesian government divided PN Postel’s postal and telecommunications industries into PN Pos Giro for postal services and PN Telekomunikasi for telecommunications services. July 6, 1965, the date of establishment of PN Telekomunikasi, was declared as the founding date of…
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. is a banking and financial services company headquartered in Chongqing, China. Formerly known as Chongqing Rural Credit Cooperative, it was established in 1951. In 2003, Chongqing became one of the first pilot provinces and cities in the country to reform rural credit cooperatives. In 2008, a rural commercial bank with a unified legal person in the city was established. In 2010, it was successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the country’s first listed rural commercial bank…
Jinke Property Group Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Jinke Property Group Co., Ltd. is a Chinese conglomerate (a multi-industry company) headquartered in Chongqing, China. Jinke was established in 1998. In 1999, Jinke Garden was rolled out as Jinke’s first project. In 2000, Jinke Industry Group and Jinke Smart Services were established. In 2011, JInke got listed on the A-share market at Shenzhen Stock Exchange. In 2014, Jinke Industry Investment Development (Group) Co., Ltd. and Jinke New Energy Co., Ltd. were formally established. In 2018, Jinke Cultural Tourism Group and Jinke Construction Group…
Logan Group Company Limited history, profile and corporate video Logan Group Company Limited is an integrated property developer focusing on residential property development in China focusing on Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta region. It is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Its history goes back to 1996 when Logan Property was founded by Ji Haipeng. In 2013, Logan Property was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2017, the company made its first entry into the Hong Kong property market by acquiring the Ap Lei Chau site through a joint venture. In 2020, Logan Property Holdings…
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video SK Innovation Co., Ltd. is a SK Group’s intermediate holding company in the field of energy, petrochemical, e-mobility battery, information electronic materials businesses. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. SK Innovation’s history goes back to 1962 when the Korea Oil Corporation, Korea’s first refining and chemical company, was established. In 1982, the Korea Oil Corporation changed its name to Yukong. In 1970, Gulf acquired 50% of the stocks and management rights of the company In 1980, Sunkyoung Group acquired management rights according to the government’s…
Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. is a telecommunication service provider headquartered in Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded on June 15, 1996, as part of the Taiwanese government’s privatization efforts. Chunghwa Telecom was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2000, and on the New York Stock Exchange in 2003. In 2007, Senao International was acquired. In 2020, the company launched Taiwan’s first 5G NR network. Chunghwa Telecom offers domestic and international fixed communication, mobile communication, broadband, and internet services. In addition to these conventional services, the…
China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. is a nuclear power company headquartered in Beijing, China. The state-owned enterprise China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is the parent company of China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. The CNNC’s predecessor was the Ministry of Nuclear Industry, which can trace its roots back to 1955. The Ministry oversaw China’s nuclear-related corporations, manufacturers, institutions, research institutes, and plants, including those related to nuclear weapons. In 1988, the Ministry of Nuclear Industry was re-organized and became China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).…