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Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency

Logo: KOTRA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Korean state-funded trade organization

KOTRA (Korea Trade Promotion Corporation initially, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency since 1995) is a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization operated by the Government of South Korea. KOTRA was established in 1962 as a national trade promotion organization.2 It is part of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resource.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1962Founded1

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KOTRA (Korea Trade Promotion Corporation initially, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency since 1995) is a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization operated by the Government of South Korea. KOTRA was established in 1962 as a national trade promotion organization. Since then, it has facilitated Korea's rapid export-led economic development through various trade promotion activities such as overseas market surveys, SME export promotion, trade info services, government-to-gov't export, foreign investment in Korea (FDI) promotion and business matchmaking.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resource

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Timeline

  1. 1962Founded Founded1

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