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Korea Business Center, ADDISABABA
Since its establishment in 2011, Korea Business Center-Addis Ababa, one of KOTRA’s (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) extensive networks of business centers in 81 countries, has been at the forefront of promoting trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Ethiopia by fostering business-to-business as well as business-to-government relations.
1 Market pioneer support
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Branch Service
m Korean companies are eager to find new partners who can work with as a frontier in a new market. Therefore, KOTRA KBC helps local companies to find the right partners from Korean side from whom they can purchase good qualitied products.
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Trade delegation
m We support an international trip by government officials and business people that is organized by agencies of national or provincial governments for purpose of exploring international business opportunities after significant market research.
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Overseas expansion service
No. Content
1 Marketability Research *charged service
2 Business Partnership Service & Business Trip Service *charged service
3 Individual buyers support
4 Buying offer inquiry & E-meeting (Cyber) Well mark Feroof KRICO Daedong
INC
Sangsin brake
Korea Auto parts
Teasung chemical
Tara TPS PVC tiles Iron roof Medical
incinerator blind Car battery Car parts Pigment printing
Date Content Field Co-organization
May Africa KEPCO Trade delegation Power machinery KOEMA
July Korea-Ethiopia Environmental Cooperation
delegation Environmental technique KEITI
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Domestic export exhibition & 1:1 business meeting
m We give promising buyers opportunity to enter into the Korean market through Overseas Buyers 1:1 Export Consultation and conference.
m We support business for cultural contents introduction to foreign markets.
Date Exhibition Date Exhibition
Mar Solar, Wind & Earth Energy Trade Fair Jul Gwangju Export Promotion (All) Global Bio Medical Plaza (Medical)
Sep
Global Mobile Vision (IT)
Apr Global Project Plaza (Public Supply) Global Green Herb Korea (Project) Consumer Goods Showcase (All) Gangwon Medical Exhibition (Medical)
May Inno-tech (IT) Korea Sales Festa (Market)
Export Gateway Plaza (All) Power General Korea (Electric/Energy)
Jun
Korea Service Market (Service) Oct The Agriculture Machinery Show Korea Consumer Goods (All)
Nov Korea Automotive Industry Exhibition LED Expo (Related LED) G-Fair / Bloom-up Korea (All)
2 Foreign Investment support
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Domestic investment briefing & delegation
m Searching and providing information required for investment feasibility study
m textile, sewing, shoes labor (intensive industry) and raw materials (local procurement industry) m Publishing news letter, industrial complex report and investment guidebook
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Foreign investment attraction
m Administrative support for investment attraction m Assistance of investor’s convenience
m Issuance of registration certificate of foreign-invested company
3 Overseas project contracts
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Identifying and disseminating promising projects
m Guiding Ethiopia Order Project and attracting participates (large_size : 100 / middle_size : 30)
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Domestic project order consultation meeting
m ERA, EEU, PFSA, MOWIE etc.
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4 Information research
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Current status of Ethiopia
m Foreign market research (industry, products, trade, regulation etc.) m KOTRA overseas news : http://news.kotra.or.kr
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Country information U/D & Order investigation
m Monthly trends and issues & forecasting export situation through survey and statistics
5 Other support activities
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Support for relieving business troubles as to Establishment of L/C
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VOC & Individual request of Korean company
m Responding to inquiries related to the host country and resolve any problems such as customs, customs, bad, trade fraud etc.
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Company support for CSR activities & Donation of own products
m Identifying donation target after grasping the demand of companies that want to donate their products m Performing local voluntary service activities of KBC
Date Project Company
Nov Establishement of land information system construction school Korea Land and Geospatial informatix Corporation (LX)
Dec Ethiopia solar power generation & water supply facility donation T&C Korea
