Woori Bank (Korean: 우리은행, romanized: Uri Eunhaeng, lit.Tracing its roots to the Daehan Cheon-il Bank, founded in 1899, it went through multiple transformations until adopting its current name in 2002.As of 2020, Woori ranks 95th among the largest banks in the world in terms of total assets with 311,852 billion in USD as of the end of 2019.The Korean government reduced its equity holding in Woori Bank in stages, selling a 29.7 percent block in November 2016,[7] another 9.3 percent in November 2021,[8] and its residual holding in March 2024.[11] Woori Bank has major clientele from all over South Korea, including but not limited to: Samsung Electronics, CJ Group, Hanwha, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Yonsei University, and Korean University of Foreign Studies (HUFS).