South Korean companies that operated in Kaesong want to withdraw their raw materials and finished goods.
South Korean companies cause particular worry: some may be unable or unwilling to complete planned investments.
Big Korean companies often fail by getting into businesses they dont understand, says Lim.
Several analysts said some Korean companies put pressure on analysts to produce positive ratings.
With the Korean companies, one of our biggest problems was how much they relied on us.
Natural resources also are expected to continue to attract South Korean companies, Mr. Kim said.
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But this is risky: many South Korean companies often overestimate their assets and underestimate their liabilities.
Most of the time, our fees precluded us from representing these Russian and Korean companies at all.
Even more worrying for the government are the increased costs for South Korean companies of raising debt.
Korean companies, which are owed as much as two-thirds of the debt, have been asked for patience.
In the first quarter of this year, one-quarter of South Korean companies' domestic financing went through merchant banks.
Banco Seng Heng's general manager, Robert McBain, says it has no business with North Korean companies or citizens.
For instance, many Korean companies do not record financial leases of property or equipment on their balance sheets.
What happened with Russian and Korean companies on the legal front was always being mirrored in other business arenas.
Then our contacts started referring us to Russian and Korean companies seeking to conduct business in the United States.
During the 1990s, large wage rises and foolhardy diversification diminished Korean companies' competitiveness.
One of the North Korean companies newly designated as part of Pyongyang's proliferation network, for instance, is Namchongang Trading Corp.
The complex sits on the North's side of the border but houses the operations of several of South Korean companies.
The Kaesong Industrial Zone, where South Korean companies operate factories staffed by the North's workers, has remained up and running.
But South Korean companies also increased, to 70 from 64, as the country rebounded faster than those in Southeast Asia.
Over the past decade, most South Korean companies have focused on organic growth following disappointing overseas buyouts in the 1990s.
America also has extensive business ties with South Korea, with South Korean companies exporting many products to the American market.
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Some 123 South Korean companies have factories inside the Kaesong Industrial Complex, which lies just across the border inside North Korea.
Just as our dealings with Russian and Korean companies slowly evolved, we are starting to see movement with Chinese companies, too.
South Korean companies were also "suffering big damages and pains", he added.
U.N. diplomats said measures could include new asset freezes on North Korean companies believed to be involved in the country's nuclear program.
The World Bank is making its loans to some South Korean companies conditional on their adoption of a set of international accounting standards.
The complex is a joint industrial park and there are more than 120 South Korean companies that operate there, employing 53, 000 North Korean workers.
It includes what a senior diplomat called unprecedented new travel sanctions that would require countries to expel agents working for sanctioned North Korean companies.
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