By Lee Min-hyung Korean banks are preparing to reduce their workforces once the coronavirus situation eases, a preemptive move to cut fixed costs amid prevailing challenges surrounding low interest rates. Revenue from issuing loans has for decades served as a major cash cow for commercial lenders here, but skepticism is growing over whether they will be able to generate as much interest-related margins as in the past. With the second and third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading here and abroad heightening the sense of financial uncertainty, banks are poised to reduce unnecessary costs and seek management efficiency in the face of possibly longer-than-expected economic damage from the coronavirus.