Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea to rally cross-ministerial support for trade surplus

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), together with other export-related ministries, held the 3rd Cross-ministerial Export Status Review Meeting on June 27 at the Government Complex Seoul to discuss cross-ministerial measures to boost export growth. Firstly, the government will actively provide tailored support for small and medium-sized businesses with the objective of achieving 100,000 exporting companies. This includes strengthening support for novice exporters from consulting date2023-07-05

Korea seeks to attract KRW 100 trillion in free economic zones

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) announced the draft of the 3rd Basic Plan for Free Economic Zones at the 135th committee meeting held on June 29, and approved the proposed revised development plans for the Gwangju, Gwangyang Bay Area, and Incheon Free Economic Zones. These plans are in line with the Government’s plans to develop free economic zones as global advanced business hubs for regional development, and attract KRW 100 trillion investment in Korea and abroad (fr date2023-07-05

Trade Minister discusses bio industry with Global Business Council

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn chaired the second meeting of the Global Business Council at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on June 27 and led discussions on the domestic bio industry in view of the changing trade landscape and bio supply chain internalization trends amid the U.S. President Biden’s executive order and China’s five-year bioeconomy plan. The trade chief gathered opinions from representatives of major bio firms attending the meeting, including Merck L date2023-07-05

Trade Minister chairs 2nd meeting of Global Business Council

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn chaired the second meeting of the Global Business Council at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on June 27 and led discussions on Korea’s bio industry policies.   The meeting was held to facilitate discussions on measures to establish a stable supply chain for the domestic bio industry amid bio supply chain internalization trends in the post-COVID era in view of the U.S. President Biden’s executive order and China’s five-year date2023-07-05

Korea and Vietnam bolster cooperation in supply chain & climate change response

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on June 23 that MOTIE and the Vietnamese government have agreed to expand economic cooperation for stabilizing the critical minerals supply chain on the occasion of the recent Korea-Vietnam summit meeting in reaching the nationally determined contribution (NDC) and for achieving USD 150 billion in bilateral trade. First, to overcome difficult export conditions, MOTIE and the Vietnamese counterpart entered a “PLUS” memorand date2023-07-04

Korea and Vietnam expand economic cooperation with 111 MOUs

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Trade (MOTIE) announced on June 23 that a total of 111 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and two agreements were signed at the Korea-Vietnam Business Forum, held on the occasion of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visit to Vietnam. The forum was attended by approximately 600 persons, mainly representatives of the two countries’ large, middle-market, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Two agreements and 52 MOUs were signed in defense, agric date2023-07-04

Korea and Slovenia discuss economic cooperation

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with Slovenia’s Economy, Tourism, and Sports Minister Matjaž Han at the Lotte Hotel Seoul on June 30 to discuss automobiles, logistics and measures for economic cooperation. date2023-07-04

Korea and EU discuss economic cooperation

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton at the Lotte Hotel Seoul on June 29 to discuss economic bills, economic security, advanced industry policies and economic cooperation measures like the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) and Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) in addition to follow-up measures to the Korea-EU summit meeting. date2023-07-04

Korea and U.S. discuss measures to bolster trade cooperation

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on June 29 to discuss measures for bolstering the Korea-U.S. trade partnership. date2023-07-04

Korea's exports decline 6.0% in June

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on July 1 that Korea’s exports in June declined 6.0 percent year-on-year to USD 54.2 billion and imports fell 11.7 percent to $53.1 billion, recording a trade surplus ($1.1 billion) for the first time in 16 months. The decline in June exports is attributable to the continued slump of the IT industry and falling semiconductor prices. Daily export average, without factoring in the number of operating days, is $2.4 billion, which i date2023-07-03