| 1 | There are almost no female executives at South Koreanbanks. | |
| 2 | Indonesia and Australia kept rates steady this month, as did the Bank of Korea Thursday. | |
| 3 | Jun Gwang-woo, chairman of South Korea's Financial Services Commission, urges South Korean banks not to follow suit. | |
| 4 | State-controlled Korea Development Bank is in talks with Lehman over a possible joint investment with other Korean banks | |
| 5 | Meanwhile, top financial officials are telling South Korean banks to do what it to obtain U.S. dollars and make them available as loans. |