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by msg3 1884 days ago
I'm not sure about the current situation, but I believe the loans were maintained for a long time to ensure a certain level of government control over the large Chaebols.
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Most of the early stuff probably would have been wound down during 1998 when the Asian Financial Crisis brought down Daewoo and the IMF had to stabilize the government’s spending.