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Invest KOREA

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Invest KOREA (IK) is the national investment promotion agency of Republic of Korea, established within KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) in 1998 to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Korea. Since 2018, its functions have expanded to include support for Korean companies' overseas investments and reshoring, providing comprehensive support for cross-border investments related to Korea.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1998Founded1

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Invest KOREA (IK) is the national investment promotion agency of Republic of Korea, established within KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) in 1998 to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Korea. Since 2018, its functions have expanded to include support for Korean companies' overseas investments and reshoring, providing comprehensive support for cross-border investments related to Korea.2

The story

Established in July 1998 as the Korea Investment Support Center under KOTRA, Invest KOREA is strengthening its functions in response to changes in the domestic and international environment.

August 1995: Foreign investment promotion functions added to KOTRA.

April 1998: KOTRA officially designated by the Korean government as the national investment promotion agency.

July 1998: Korea Investment Support Center established within KOTRA.

October 1999: The Office of the Foreign Investment Ombudsman opened within KOTRA to strengthen foreign investment aftercare.

December 2003: Foreign Investment Center relaunched as Invest KOREA.

May 2018: Invest KOREA started to support domestic companies' overseas investment.

February 2019: Invest KOREA started to support reshoring of overseas Korean enterprises.

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Products and brands

Invest KOREA provides comprehensive services across all stages of global companies' investment in Korea through collaboration with Foreign Investor Support Center (FISC) and the Office of Foreign Investment Ombudsman (Ombudman) located in KOTRA HQs together.

In addition to matters related to global companies' investment in Korea, Invest KOREA also aids in the overseas expansion of Korea companies and the reshoring of overseas Korean enterprises through cooperation with the Korea Investment Support Centers (20 locations) and Reshoring Support Centers (20 locations) in KOTRA's overseas offices worldwide.

From Wikipedia’s article on Invest KOREA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. Apr 1998Founded Founded1

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