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FDI pledged to Korea in Q3 surpass $20 billion
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced on October 5 that foreign direct investments (FDIs) pledged to Korea in the third quarter of this year jumped 18.2 percent year-on-year to USD 21.5 billion, the first time to enter the 20 billion thresholds. The FDIs arrivals in Korea over the same period contracted 6.7 percent to $11.2 billion. In spite of investment uncertainties like global inflation and interest rate hikes, investment pledges to Korea for the third quarter surpassed $20 date2022-10-05
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Korea and Germany hold 2nd meeting on industrial cooperation
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Deputy Minister for the Office of Industrial Policy Joo Young-joon attended the “2nd ROK-Germany Meeting of the Industry Working Group of MOTIE and BWMK (Germany’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action)” held on September 30 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to discuss the U.S.’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), supply chain crisis and decarbonization strategies with German counterparts, including BWM date2022-10-05
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Korea's exports grow 2.8% in September
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on October 1 that Korea’s exports in September increased 2.8 percent to USD 57.5 billion, a historic high for the month of September. Korea’s exports have risen for 23 consecutive months since November 2020 amid the Russia-Ukraine war and sluggish global economy. The growth, albeit having receded to single-digit growth since June, is meaningful as it was achieved despite the high base effect of last year’s record-breaki date2022-10-04
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Trade Minister holds conference regarding U.S.’ bio executive order
Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun presided the “Public-Private Joint Conference on Countermeasures to U.S.’ Bio Executive Order” on September 26 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul with relevant ministries and industry representatives to discuss Korea’s response measures. The meeting was attended by relevant ministries including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), as well as representatives from r date2022-09-30
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MOTIE and European nations' Ambassadors to Korea discuss cooperation
Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin attended a conference to discuss ROK-EU industrial and energy cooperation measures with European nations' ambassadors to South Korea. A total of 18 European countries’ ambassadors attended the event, including the Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Korea Gustav Slamečka and Ambassador of the French Rep date2022-09-29
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Minister discusses energy crisis response with Korea's "Top 10"
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang held a conference with Korea’s top 10 companies and associations on September 26 to discuss the current energy crises and to seek public-private joint response measures. Among those present were representatives of Samsung Electronics, SK's SUPEX Council, Hyundai Steel, LG and Lotte Chemical. Korea is up against numerous external and internal challenges at present amid the global energy crisis, high rates of exchange and interest, and poor date2022-09-29
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MOTIE and European nations' Ambassadors to Korea discuss cooperation
Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin attended a conference to discuss ROK-EU industrial and energy cooperation measures with European nations' ambassadors to South Korea. A total of 18 European countries’ ambassadors attended the event. Deputy Trade Minister Jeong introduced the industry, trade and energy policies that will be implemented under Korea’s new regime for overcoming global inflation, supply chain uncertainties and other economi date2022-09-29
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Korea's retail industry grows 15.4% in August
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on September 28 that Korea’s retail sales in August posted year-on-year growth of 15.4 percent. Both physical and online retailers achieved growth in sales, up 14.5 percent and 16.4 percent, respectively. The Ministry releases monthly retail sales figures based on surveys of 25 major retailers. Thirteen of them are physical retailers: three department store chains, three hypermarket chains, three convenience store chains, date2022-09-28
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Trade Minister attends Trade, Investment & Industry Ministerial G20 Meeting
Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun attended the Trade, Investment and Industry Ministerial G20 Meeting held in Bali, Indonesia on September 21-23 to discuss supply chain reinforcement, digital trade, WTO reform and green investment. Bilateral talks with the U.S., Indonesia, India and several other G20 member states were also held on the sidelines. For each agenda, Minister Ahn relayed South Korea’s contributory efforts, policy directions under the new regime, and future joint measures to date2022-09-23
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MOTIE holds North American Investment Notification Ceremony and Investors Roundtable
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the North American Investment Notification Ceremony and Investors Roundtable on September 22 (local time) at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York on the occasion of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol’s first visit to the U.S. The Ministry announced that the event had drawn a total of USD 1.15 billion in investment from seven companies for the development of Korea’s strategic technology supply chain items like date2022-09-23