KOTRA
KOTRA ( Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency , Korean 대한 무역 투자 진흥 공사 ; formerly until 1995 Korea Trade Promotion Corporation ) is a government-funded trade and investment promotion organization by the South Korean Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOTIE). KOTRA was founded in 1962. It is the South Korean counterpart to chambers of commerce , such as the IHKs and AHKs in German-speaking countries or the Germany Trade and Invest , Switzerland Global Enterprise and Austrian Business Agency .
The organization is present at 126 locations worldwide and mainly supports South Korean, medium-sized companies in entering the international market . KOTRA also operates personnel placement programs. With the K-Move project , South Korean specialists, interns and trainees are placed with international companies. As part of the program, KOTRA offers courses on intercultural communication and language courses. Through the Contact Korea program , KOTRA places international specialists with South Korean companies. Furthermore, KOTRA maintains the national investment promotion program with Invest KOREA .
In Germany, the KOTRA locations are in Frankfurt am Main , Munich and Hamburg . Further locations in the German-speaking area are Vienna ( Austria ) and Zurich ( Switzerland ) - this also represents the Principality of Liechtenstein .
Web links
- Official website (international)
- KOTRA Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Austria
- Invest Korea
- K-Move
Individual evidence
- ^ Appointing Presidents at State Companies. In: The Hankyoreh . April 12, 2005, accessed March 29, 2017 .
- ^ Director's Greeting. (No longer available online.) In: KOTRA Switzerland. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 6, 2017 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
