The government is expanding support for export companies in the Gyeongnam region by establishing a permanent cooperation channel for tailored assistance.
On October 7, the Export Plus Support Group held a regional export promotion cooperation meeting with Gyeongnam Province at the Gyeongnam Techno Park. The meeting addressed various challenges faced by local businesses, including enhancing inter-agency collaboration to resolve issues, securing overseas certifications, and workforce recruitment.
The support group provided information on regional certification system briefings conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, as well as support measures for young workers in local small and medium-sized enterprises and a real-time issue reporting channel.
Deputy Director Bae Jeong-hoon emphasized the importance of rapid, tailored responses to the complex and diverse challenges faced by businesses in a rapidly changing trade environment. The government plans to continue establishing and expanding cooperation channels with local governments, including Gyeongnam.
Kim In-soo, head of the Gyeongnam Provincial Economic and Trade Bureau, stated, "The export situation for local companies is challenging due to logistics and energy instability caused by the Middle East conflict and increasing external uncertainties due to the rise of protectionism. We will communicate closely with the central government to support exporters more than ever."
In conjunction with this meeting, the Export Plus Support Group plans to hold export financing and certification briefings for export companies in the Gyeongnam and Busan regions.
To assist companies struggling to obtain and utilize information on export financing, a briefing on export financing programs will be held on October 8 at the Busan Trade Center. During this session, policy financing institutions, including the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, will introduce export financing programs and offer one-on-one consultations.
Following that, on October 22, a joint briefing on overseas technical regulations and certifications in the shipbuilding and machinery sectors will be held at the Busan Trade Center in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's overseas certification support group. This briefing will provide comprehensive support information, including consulting support for obtaining certifications and a technical regulation information portal.
Deputy Director Bae noted, "As certification and financing are major challenges for export companies, it is crucial for the government and relevant agencies to make efforts to reach out to local businesses that are relatively struggling to obtain information. We will continue to hold regional export financing program briefings and overseas technical regulation and certification sessions."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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